| 词组 |
(your/the) chickens come home to roost |
| 释义 |
●(your/the) chickens come home to ˈroostafter a long time you experience the unpleasant effects of sth bad or stupid that you have done in the past 以往的恶果显现出来;自食恶果;报应◆For years he avoided paying tax. But now his chickens have come home to roost and he’s got a tax bill of $25 000. 多年来他一直避税,现在报应来了,他的税额累积到了 2.5 万美元。 NOTE Roost is used about birds and means ‘to rest or go to sleep somewhere’. * roost 指鸟类栖息。 |

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