chickens come home to roost

单词chickens come home to roost

基本解释

na.: 遭到报应；自食恶果

英汉解释

• 遭到报应;自食恶果

例句

• Sometimes her chickens come home to roost. That means her actions or words cause trouble for her.

  而有的时候她又太卤莽。意识是她的言行给她引来了麻烦。

• But for now, investors are betting that a shift back toward easy money will postpone the day when those chickens come home to roost.

  但投资者目前深信，货币政策重新转向宽松将有助于把祸延己身的时间向后推迟。

• Betty beat Mr. Su"s pet cat to death. Her chickens come home to roost.

  贝蒂打死了苏先生的宠猫，她的小鸡跑回了她家的鸡窝里（躲避）。