roost
US
UK roost n: (birds' perching place)
SC 鸟的栖息之处 niǎo de qī xī zhī chù
SC 栖木 niǎo de qī xī zhī chù，qī mù
The bird sat upon his roost in the trees.
roost vi: (bird: settle, rest)
SC 栖息 qī xī
This species of bird tends to roost in flocks.
roost vi: figurative (settle down) (比喻)
SC 歇息 xiē xī
come home to roost v expr: figurative (become a problem)
SC 得到报应
SC 恶有恶报 è yǒu è bào
TC 惡有惡報
TC 惡有惡報
The company's financial problems came home to roost and it nearly went bankrupt.
rule the roost v expr: figurative (be in charge of a household)
SC 当家
TC 當家
TC 當家
In our family, it's my mother who rules the roost, not my father.