come home to roost

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To have negative consequences (of an action in the past). idiomatic
    — At some point, he warned, sentiment among foreign investors could turn against America's deteriorating fundamentals, triggering a sharp sell-off in U.S. stocks and bonds that would threaten to throw the economy's expansion into reverse. "Will those risks ever come home to roost? One can't predict with great confidence," said Summers.

词形变化

comes home to roost present,singular,third-person coming home to roost participle,present came home to roost past come home to roost participle,past the chickens come home to roost alternative
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