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21come home to someone — come home (to (someone)) to become completely clear to someone. The reality of his loss finally came home to him. Usage notes: usually said about something that is difficult or unpleasant Related vocabulary: hit home, strike home …
22come home to someone — come home to (someone) if something comes home to someone, they understand it clearly. It suddenly came home to me that I had made the most awful mistake …
23come home Golf — play the last nine holes in a round of eighteen. → home …
24come home to somebody — come ˈhome to sb idiom to become completely clear to sb, often in a way that is painful • It suddenly came home to him that he was never going to see Julie again. Main entry: ↑homeidiom …
25come 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… …
26come home to roost — chickens come home to roost if you say that chickens are coming home to roost, you mean that bad or silly things done in the past are beginning to cause problems. The city s budget problems are coming home to roost and everybody is paying with… …
27come home to roost — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST …
28come home to roost — See: CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST …
29come\ home\ to\ roost — See: chickens come home to roost …
30come home to roost — See chickens come home to roost …