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roost

ruːst noun

1 a place where birds rest and sleep 〔鸟的〕栖息处

verb

2 if a bird roosts, it rests or sleeps somewhere 〔鸟〕栖息

3

sb’s chickens come home to roost sth comes home to roost

also 又作 used to say that someone’s past mistakes are causing problems for them now 自食其果; 自作自受

After years of overspending, the chickens have come home to roost.

年复一年地超支，现在终于尝到苦果了。