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roost /ˈruːst/  

Anh-Việt Anh-Anh
  • noun
    plural roosts
    [count] :a place where birds rest or sleep
    rule the roost
    informal :to have the most control or authority in a group
    In my small elementary school, bullies ruled the roost.
    verb
    roosts; roosted; roosting
    [no obj] of a bird :to rest or sleep somewhere
    Pigeons roost on the building's ledge.
    come home to roost
    If something from your past comes home to roost or your/the chickens come home to roost, you experience problems that you deserve because they are caused by your past actions or are like the problems you have caused for other people.
    Her bad decisions are coming home to roost.
    He's been cheating people for years but now the chickens are (finally) coming home to roost. [=he is getting what he deserves]

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