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1 roost
I [ruːst]nome (perch, tree) posatoio m.••II [ruːst]to rule the roost — dettare legge, spadroneggiare, farla da padrone
* * *[ru:st] 1. noun(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) posatoio2. verb((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) appollaiarsi- rooster- rule the roost* * *[ruːst]1. n2. vi* * *roost /ru:st/n.2 pollaio, stia3 (fam.) giaciglio; letto● to be at roost, essere appollaiato □ (fam.) to rule the roost, farla da padrone, spadroneggiare.(to) roost /ru:st/v. i.● (fig.: di azioni, ecc.) to come home to roost, ricadere sull'autore; ritorcersi su chi la fa: Curses come home to roost, le maledizioni ricadono su chi le scaglia.* * *I [ruːst]nome (perch, tree) posatoio m.••II [ruːst]to rule the roost — dettare legge, spadroneggiare, farla da padrone
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2 ♦ chicken
♦ chicken /ˈtʃɪkɪn/A n.3 (fam. GB) cocco, coccaB a. pred.( slang) pauroso; vigliacco; codardo● ( cucina) chicken à la king, pollo in salsa cremosa con funghi e peperoni □ (fam.) a chicken-and-egg situation, un problema insolubile; la storia dell'uovo e della gallina □ (med.) chicken breast, petto carenato; petto di pollo (pop.) □ ( cucina) chicken curry, pollo al curry □ chicken farm, allevamento di polli □ chicken farmer, pollicoltore; avicoltore □ chicken farming, pollicoltura; avicoltura □ chicken feed, mangime per polli; ( slang) somma di denaro trascurabile, spiccioli □ ( cucina, USA) chicken-fried steak, bistecca sottile impanata e fritta □ ( slang) chicken-hawk, guerrafondaio che in passato ha evitato il servizio militare □ chicken-hearted (o chicken-livered), pusillanime; timido; vile □ chicken run, pollaio; recinto per i polli □ chicken wire, rete metallica leggera ( a maglie esagonali) □ (fig.) like a chicken with its head cut off, freneticamente; come un pazzo □ (fig.) to count one's chickens before they are hatched, vendere la pelle dell'orso prima d'averlo ammazzato □ (fam.) He's no ( spring) chicken, non è un giovincello □ (fam.) His chickens have come home to roost, ora deve pagarne le conseguenze; i nodi sono venuti al pettine.
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come home to roost — phrasal : to return by way of retribution * * * come home to roost 1. To recoil upon oneself (the chickens have come home to roost one s actions have had unpleasant consequences for oneself) 2. To return to a place (usu after travel) in order to… … Useful english dictionary
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come home to roost — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST … Dictionary of American idioms
come home to roost — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST … Dictionary of American idioms
come\ home\ to\ roost — See: chickens come home to roost … Словарь американских идиом
come home to roost — See chickens come home to roost … English idioms
chickens come home to roost — {informal} Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve. * /Fred s chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the… … Dictionary of American idioms
chickens come home to roost — {informal} Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve. * /Fred s chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the… … Dictionary of American idioms
chickens\ come\ home\ to\ roost — informal Words or acts come back to cause trouble for a person; something bad you said or did receives punishment; you get the punishment that you deserve. Fred s chickens finally came home to roost today. He was late so often that the teacher… … Словарь американских идиом
chickens come home to roost — If you say that chickens have come home to roost, you mean that bad or embarrassing things done in the past by someone are now causing problems for that person. As tenants the couple were noisy and disorderly. Now they can t find a place… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
chickens come home to roost — phrase used for saying that the bad results of something someone has done are starting to happen or to become clear After years of borrowing, the government’s chickens are coming home to roost. Thesaurus: unpleasant results and effectssynonym… … Useful english dictionary