After years of overspending, the chickens have come home to roost.年复一年地超支，现在终于尝到苦果了。The election defeat was a bitter pill for Naomi.选举失败是内奥米不得不吞下的苦果。The government will reap a bitter harvest of discontent if it fails to meet the people's needs.如果不能满足民众的需求，政府将尝到民众不满的苦果。