come home to roost

• vi. 报应(得到恶报)

come home to roost的用法和样例：

例句

用作不及物动词 (vi.)

1. Now the chickens were coming home to roost.
   这不，报应就在眼前。
2. His cruelty to others recoiled in the end upon himself.
   他对别人的残暴最后报应在自己身上。