plural roosts
plural roosts
Learner's definition of ROOST
[count]
: a place where birds rest or sleep（鸟的）栖息处
rule the roost
informal
: to have the most control or authority in a group当家做主 2 roost /ˈruːst/ verb
roosts; roosted; roosting
roosts; roosted; roosting
Learner's definition of ROOST
[no object] of a bird
: to rest or sleep somewhere（鸟）栖息
come home to roost
◊ If something from your past comes home to roost or your/the chickens come home to roost, you experience problems that you deserve because they are caused by your past actions or are like the problems you have caused for other people.自食其果；遭到报应
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Her bad decisions are coming home to roost.她的错误决定让她自食其果。
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He's been cheating people for years but now the chickens are (finally) coming home to roost. [=he is getting what he deserves]几年来他一直在骗人，现在他（终于）遭到了报应。