chickens come home to roost小鸡们白天在院子里刨食,晚上回到鸡舍里睡觉,这中间隔了一定的时间.而如果一个人做了不好的事,也许他不会马上得到报应,但是总有一天他会得到应有的惩罚的,正如鸡总会回家睡觉的.
例句：You have been too arrogant since getting your new job,and your coworkers now don’t like you.The chickens have come home to roost.（你接手新工作之后表现得太傲慢了,同事们现在都不喜欢你,遭报应了吧.） chickens come home to roost小鸡们白天在院子里刨食,晚上回到鸡舍里睡觉,这中间隔了一定的时间.而如果一个人做了不好的事,也许他不会马上得到报应,但是总有一天他会得到应有的惩罚的,正如鸡总会回家睡觉的.
例句：You have been too arrogant since getting your new job,and your coworkers now don’t like you.The chickens have come home to roost.（你接手新工作之后表现得太傲慢了,同事们现在都不喜欢你,遭报应了吧.）