Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

curses, like chickens, come home to roost

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: curs-es, -like chick-en-s, -come home- -to roost
IPA

59

Scrabble Score

33

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Alternative form of the chickens come home to roost.

Example Sentences

"1850, speech of Thomas W. Gibson, in H. Fowler, Report of the Debates and Proceedings of the Convention for the Revision of the Constitution of the State of Indiana, Indianapolis, page 448. I did not expect, Mr. President, to hear such a doctrine as this from the gentleman who, this morning, so eloquently denounced alt attempts at disunion. That gentleman should remember the old Spanish proverb—“Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.”"
"1860, Timothy Shay Arthur, "Worse Enemies than Lions and Tigers", in Shadows and Sunbeams, J.W. Bradley, page 19. Have you ever heard the old Spanish proverb, “Curses, like chickens, come home to roost?” If so, it were well for you to ponder its meaning."
"“Peace, old mother,” he said in Spanish. “Remember that curses, like chickens, come home to roost. Put another on my head and I'll blow your beads down your throat.”"

Questions

What does curses, like chickens, come home to roost mean?: Alternative form of the chickens come home to roost.

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