- come back to haunt sb.
- Общая лексика: потом пожалеть о чём-л. (If the mayor wants to play partisan politics with this issue, it's going to come back to haunt him.)
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
come back to haunt you — cause you to feel guilty or ashamed Lies will come back to haunt you, remind you of the past … English idioms
come back to haunt (someone) — v. result in undesirable effects eventually … English slang
haunt — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ favourite/favorite, old, popular (esp. BrE), regular, usual ▪ tourist (esp. BrE) ▪ The area was a popular tourist haunt … Collocations dictionary
haunt — haunt1 [ho:nt US ho:nt] v [T not in progressive] [Date: 1100 1200; : French; Origin: hanter] 1.) if the soul of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often ▪ The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord. 2.) to make… … Dictionary of contemporary English
haunt — 1 verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 if the spirit of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often: The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord. 2 to make someone worry or make them sad: Clare was haunted by the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
haunt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French hanter, probably from Old Norse heimta to lead home, pull, claim, from heimr home Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to visit often ; frequent b. to continually seek the company of 2 … New Collegiate Dictionary
haunt — [n] place for socializing abode, bar, clubhouse, cubbyhole*, den, dwelling, gathering place, habitat, hangout*, headquarters, home, lair, living quarters, locality, meeting place, niche, place, purlieu, range, rendezvous, resort, retreat, site,… … New thesaurus
haunt — I UK [hɔːnt] / US [hɔnt] verb [transitive] Word forms haunt : present tense I/you/we/they haunt he/she/it haunts present participle haunting past tense haunted past participle haunted * 1) if a place is haunted by the spirit of a dead person,… … English dictionary
haunt — haunt1 [ hɔnt ] verb transitive * 1. ) to make someone feel worried and upset for a long time: Images from the war still haunt him. Caroline was haunted by a fear of cancer. 2. ) to continue to cause problems for a person or organization for a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
haunt — v 1.Dial. hant, Inf. spook. 2. obsess, possess, dwell in, prey on the mind, prey on or upon one, haunt the memory; recur, come back, stay with. 3. trouble, worry, oppress, burden, weigh upon; harass, harry, plague, torment, beset, disturb,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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