chickens come home to roost
惡果自作自受、壞事有報應(yīng)
書面·表示惡有惡報
英文釋義
consequences or negative actions will eventually catch up to a person
例句
After years of cheating, his chickens came home to roost when he got caught.
典故來源
源自雞晚上歸巢的習(xí)性,比喻惡行最終會回到自身。