STH COMES HOME TO ROOST

Meaning of STH COMES HOME TO ROOST in English

(also the chickens come home to ˈroost )

used to say that if sb says or does sth bad or wrong, it will affect them badly in the future

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

ROOST — galliniere
English interlingue dictionary
ROOST — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōst; akin to Old Saxon hrōst attic Date: before 12th century 1. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ROOST — I. ˈrüst noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rooste, from Old English hrōst; akin to Middle Dutch roest roost, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOME — I. ˈhōm, dial with vowel ˈə or a vowel approaching it noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English hoom, hom, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMES — I. comes present third singular of come plural of come II. co·mes ˈkōˌmēz, -mes noun ( plural com·i·tes ˈkäməˌtēz, -tās) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STH — abbreviation south
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROOST — (v. i.) Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.
Английский словарь Webster
COMES — (n.) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Английский словарь Webster
COMES — ( n. ) The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ROOST — /roohst/ , n. 1. a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night. 2. a large cage, house, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOME — /hohm/ , n., adj., adv., v., homed, homing . n. 1. a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMES
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMES — n. (Medicine) blood vessel (artery or vein) that accompanies another artery or vein or nerve trunk
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ROOST — I. ˈrüst noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hrōst; akin to Old Saxon hrōst attic Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOME — I. ˈhōm noun Etymology: Middle English hom, from Old English hām village, home; akin to Old High German heim home, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROOST — vt ·see roust, ·vt. 2. roost ·noun roast. 3. roost ·noun a collection of fowls roosting together. 4. roost ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HOME — adv close; closely. 2. home ·noun ·see homelyn. 3. home ·noun the home base; he started for home. 4. home …
Webster English vocab
COMES — noun the answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.
Webster English vocab
STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ROOST — [roost] n [ME, fr. OE hrost; akin to OS hrost attic] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a support on which birds …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOME — [home] n [ME hom, fr. OE ham village, home; akin to OHG heim home] (bef. 12c) 1 a: one's place …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ROOST — roost BrE AmE ruːst ▷ roosted ˈruːst ɪd -əd ▷ roosting ˈruːst ɪŋ ▷ roosts ruːsts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOME — home BrE AmE həʊm AmE hoʊm ▷ homed həʊmd AmE hoʊmd ▷ homes həʊmz AmE hoʊmz ▷ homing ˈhəʊm ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HOME — / həʊm; NAmE hoʊm/ noun , adjective , adverb , verb ■ noun HOUSE, etc. 1. [ C , U …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROOST — I. roost 1 /ruːst/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hrost ] a place where birds …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOME — I. home 1 S1 W1 /həʊm $ hoʊm/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: adjective : ↑ homeless , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROOST — n. & v. --n. 1 a branch or other support on which a bird perches, esp. a place where birds …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROOST — n. & v. n. 1 a branch or other support on which a bird perches, esp. a place where birds …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. n. 1 a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROOST — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a branch or other support on which a bird perches, esp. a place where …
Oxford English vocab
HOME — n., adj., adv., & v. --n. 1. a the place where one lives; the fixed residence of a family or …
Oxford English vocab
HOME — I. NOUN, ADJECTIVE, AND ADVERB USES /hoʊm/ ( homes) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROOST — ( roosts, roosting, roosted) 1. A roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep. N-COUNT 2. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ROOST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB rule ▪ The mid-fielders ruled the roost up to the interval, but after …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a home birth (= when a woman gives birth at home, not in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOME — Synonyms and related words : Heaven, Paradise, VA hospital, Vaterland, a better place, abode, accessible, adept in, afterlife, afterworld, almshouse, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ROOST — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, RULE THE ROOST.
Slang English vocab
HOME — See: AT HOME, BRING HOME, BRING HOME THE BACON, CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CLOSE TO HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or …
Slang English vocab
ROOST — verb Roost is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ bat , ↑ hen , ↑ owl , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOME — INDEX: 1. where someone lives 2. to be in your home 3. happening or doing something in someone’s home 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
HOME — See ↑ COME FROM 2, ↑ HOME 1,4,5, ↑ HOUSE 3, ↑ TOWN 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at home • …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMES — • ↑ take sth as it comes
Longman Activator English vocab
HOME — n. 25B6; noun they fled their homes : RESIDENCE, place of residence, house, flat, apartment, bungalow, cottage; accommodation, property, quarters, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HOME — n. 1 dwelling-place, residence, domicile, abode, dwelling, house, (living) quarters, habitation, lodging(s), Brit accommodation or US accommodations, Colloq place, Chiefly …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ROOST — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, RULE THE ROOST.
Словарь английских идиом
HOME — See: AT HOME, BRING HOME, BRING HOME THE BACON, CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST, CLOSE TO HOME, CONVALESCENT HOME or …
Словарь английских идиом
HOME — noun 1 BAD : As soon as I arrived at home, I knew that something was wrong. GOOD : As …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STH — сокр. [sidetracked hole] скважина с боковым стволом
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ROOST — 1. сущ. 1) насест; курятник at roost ≈ на насесте [ср. тж. roost 2) ] Syn : perch, hen house …
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HOME
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COMES — comes : (музыкальное) спутник, риспоста (название ответа в фуге)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMES — Граф
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
ROOST — roost.ogg 1. ru:st n 1. курятник; насест to take roost - усаживаться на насест at roost - на насесте см. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOME
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMES — n муз. спутник, риспоста ( название ответа в фуге )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ROOST — roost сущ.1) насест; курятник at roost — на насесте (ср. тж. roost 2)) Syn:perch, hen house 2) разг. спальня; постель …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMES — сущ.; муз.риспоста, спутник, ответ (ответная тема в фуге)
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
COMES — (n) риспоста; спутник
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
COMES — n муз. спутник, риспоста ( название ответа в фуге )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
ROOST — 1. ru:st n 1. курятник; насест to take roost - усаживаться на насест at roost - на насесте см. тж. …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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