| 单词 | roost |
| 释义 | roost (ruːst ) Word forms: roosts , roosting , roosted 1. countable noun A roost is a place where birds or bats rest or sleep. 2. verb When birds or bats roost somewhere, they rest or sleep there. The peacocks roost in nearby shrubs. [VERB preposition/adverb] 3. come home to roost phrase If bad or wrong things that someone has done in the past have come home to roost, or if their chickens have come home to roost, they are now experiencing the unpleasant effects of these actions. Appeasement has come home to roost. Politicians can fool some people some of the time, but in the end, the chickens come home to roost. 4. rule the roost phrase If you say that someone rules the roost in a particular place, you mean that they have control and authority over the people there. [informal] Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs. Idioms: come home to roost if something bad or unacceptable that someone has done comes home to roost, they will now have to deal with the unpleasant results of their actions You ought to have known that your lies would come home to roost in the end. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers rule the roost to be the most powerful and important person in a group In Germany, scientists will be found at the top of many manufacturing companies; in Britain, accountants rule the roost. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 栖息处, 栖息 Japanese: ねぐら, ねぐらにする |
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