SOMETHING COMES HOME TO ROOST - Định nghĩa trong Từ điển tiếng Anh
something comes home to roost (phrase)
Giải nghĩa:
The consequences of one's actions return to cause problems.
Ví dụ:
The politician's past mistakes came home to roost when he lost the election.
Cách sử dụng
The expression "something comes home to roost" means that consequences of past actions catch up with the person who performed them. It is usually used to describe situations where someone has done something wrong or harmful in the past and is now facing the consequences of their actions. For example, if a person lies to someone and then gets caught, it can be said that the lie has come home to roost. The phrase originated from the practice of domesticating chickens and how they always return to their roost in the evening.
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