come home to roost
基本解释
- 得到恶报,报应;归还原主
英汉例句
- Now their fears have come home to roost, with Italy or Spain his preferred destination.
现在他们的担忧成为了现实,意大利或西班牙将成为他理想的下一站。 - You should not have sold the car in that unsafe condition; sooner or later your misdeeds will come home to roost.
你不该把那辆不安全的车卖掉,你的不端行为迟早会得到报应。 - Chickens eat bugs, forage for themselves, and come home to lay their eggs if given a safe and private roost.
此后,鸡吃虫子, 自己搜寻食物,如果给它们一个安全和私有的巢,它们还会回到家产蛋。
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- But years of torrid growth in executive pay have, in my opinion, finally come home to roost.
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词组短语
- chickens come home to roost 遭到报应;自食其果;受到报应
- Curses come home to roost 翻译;害人害己
- chicken come home to roost 那恶果