come home/back to roost

[Francois]

Where does it come from?
It's not in word-detective...

FRC

 

[Tdol]

Where a problemis ignored at an early stage in the hope it will go away comes back to haunt us, it comes home to roost.;-)

 

[Francois]

Yes, I knew the meaning. Does it come from birds going back to their nest or something ?

FRC

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, I knew the meaning. Does it come from birds going back to their nest or something ?

FRC

Yes it does. :wink:

 

[Tdol]

Sorry.;-)

 

[MikeNewYork]

Sorry.;-)

For what? :?

 

[Francois]

For explaining the meaning instead of the origins of the expression I guess. No need to feel sorry! I should have included the definition, if only for the other readers (and maybe I had it wrong, for all I know).
Thanks for your help all!

FRC

 

[bmo]

For explaining the meaning instead of the origins of the expression I guess. No need to feel sorry! I should have included the definition, if only for the other readers (and maybe I had it wrong, for all I know).
Thanks for your help all!

FRC

What is "for all I know" here?

BMO

 

[Francois]

It more or less means "as far as I know", with a slight difference in use if I'm correct. I could have said "come to that" instead.

FRC

 

[dutchboy]

Yes, I knew the meaning. Does it come from birds going back to their nest or something ?

FRC

hello, i am from holland and im 15 years old..........................is there someone who wants my msn adress, i give it!!!

ericvanderplicht88@hotmail.com ( i cant speak english very well, but ill try.)

tanx

 

[MikeNewYork]

Yes, I knew the meaning. Does it come from birds going back to their nest or something ?

FRC

hello, i am from holland and im 15 years old..........................is there someone who wants my msn adress, i give it!!!

ericvanderplicht88@hotmail.com ( i cant speak english very well, but ill try.)

tanx

Welcome to UsingEnglish, Eric. :hi:

 

[Tombraiders]

From The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, the full expression is "chickens come home to roost". It came from Robert Southey's writing, "Curses are like young chickens, they always come home to roost"