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1 it will come home to roost
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2 roost
n. roeststok; slaapplaats; kooi--------v. op stok gaanroost1[ roe:st] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 roest ⇒ stok, kippenhok♦voorbeelden:¶ it will come home to roost • je zult er zelf de wrange vruchten van plukken, het zal zich wrekenrule the roost • de baas zijn, de lakens uitdelen————————roost2〈 werkwoord〉1 roesten ⇒ op stok zitten, slapen -
3 come
v. komen; aankomen; tot een oplossing komen; eindigen, tot bevrediging komencome1————————come21 komen ⇒ naderen, nader(bij) komen3 beschikbaar zijn ⇒ verkrijgbaar zijn, aangeboden/geproduceerd worden5 meegaan6 gebeuren7 staan ⇒ komen, gaan8 zijn9 beginnen ⇒ gaan, worden♦voorbeelden:the time will come when … • er komt een tijd dat …in the years to come • in de komende jarenshe came running • ze kwam aangerendcome aboard • aan boord komenthe train is coming • de trein komt eraanI'm coming! • ik kom eraan!〈 spreekwoord〉 first come, first served • die eerst komt, eerst maalt5 are you coming? • kom je mee?(now that I) come to think of it • nu ik eraan denk〈 informeel〉 how come? • hoe komt dat?, waarom?it comes rather easy • het is nogal gemakkelijkcome loose • loskomen, losgaanit has come to be used wrongly • men is het verkeerd gaan gebruikencome to believe • tot de overtuiging komencome to know someone better • iemand beter leren kennenthe life to come • het leven in het hiernamaalsshe doesn't know whether she is coming or going • ze is de kluts kwijtcome home to roost • zich keren tegen (de aanstichter), zich wrekencome now! • kom, kom!, zachtjes aan!come home to someone • tot iemand doordringencome near to tears • bijna in tranen uitbarstencome together • het eens worden, een geschil bijleggencome near doing something • iets bijna doen→ come about come about/, come across come across/, come after come after/, come again come again/, come along come along/, come apart come apart/, come around come around/, come at come at/, come away come away/, come back come back/, come before come before/, come between come between/, come by come by/, come down come down/, come for come for/, come forward come forward/, come from come from/, come in come in/, come into come into/, come of come of/, come off come off/, come on come on/, come out come out/, come over come over/, come round come round/, come through come through/, come to come to/, come under come under/, come up come up/, come upon come upon/
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