roost

英 [ruːst] 美[rust]

(proverb)one's past mistakes or wrongdoings will eventually be the cause of present troubles

(谚)做错事（或坏事）会有报应，自作自受

for the overextended borrowers, the chickens have come home to roost.
冒过大风险的借款人现在自作自受了。

To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones

后果，恶报：尤指有不幸的间接影响或后果

The consequences of her misdeeds eventually came home to roost.
她的不良行为所产生的后果最终回报到她自己身上了

To be in charge; dominate

主管；主宰，支配一切

In this house grandfather rules the roost.
祖父在这所房子里当家作主

1. Today the country's nationalists rule the roost and hand out the jobs.: 现今，这个国家由民族主义者掌权并分派工作。