Roost
101chickens\ come\ home\ to\ roost — informal Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve. Fred s chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the teacher… …
102rule\ the\ roost — v. phr. informal To be leader or boss; be in charge. Jim is very bossy; he always wants to rule the roost. Who rules the roost in the Smith s house? Compare: wear the trousers …
103chickens come home to roost — If you say that chickens have come home to roost, you mean that bad or embarrassing things done in the past by someone are now causing problems for that person. As tenants the couple were noisy and disorderly. Now they can t find a place… …
104rule the roost — If you rule the roost, you are the most important and powerful person in a group or community. Officially David runs the company, but it s his father who rules the roost …
105chickens come home to roost — if you say that chickens are coming home to roost, you mean that bad or silly things done in the past are beginning to cause problems. There was too much greed in the past, and now the chickens are coming home to roost with crime and corruption… …
106when the chickens come home to roost — When a person pays dearly for something bad he or she did in the past, the chickens come home to roost …
107rule the roost — meaning ‘to have full control or authority’, is first recorded in about 1400 in the unexplained form rule the roast, which lasted until the 19c when roast was replaced by roost, thereby at least producing a clear image …
108curses, like chickens, come home to roost — ► curses, like chickens, come home to roost proverb one s past mistakes or wrongdoings will eventually be the cause of present troubles. Main Entry: ↑roost …
109chickens come home to roost — phrase used for saying that the bad results of something someone has done are starting to happen or to become clear After years of borrowing, the government’s chickens are coming home to roost. Thesaurus: unpleasant results and effectssynonym… …
110your chickens come home to roost — see ↑roost, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑chicken …