- comeuppance, get one's
- Receive one's deserts. Meet ultimate disaster
A concise dictionary of English slang (2nd edition) . Brian Phythian. 2015.
comeuppance, get one's
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comeuppance — n. (colloq.) well deserved misfortune to get one s comeuppance * * * [ˌkʌm ʌpəns] (colloq.) [ well deserved misfortune ] to get one s comeuppance … Combinatory dictionary
get it — (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To understand] Syn. comprehend, perceive, know; see understand 1 . 2. [To be punished] Syn. suffer, get what is coming to one, get one s just deserts, be scolded, be reprimanded, be admonished, be rebuked, be upbraided, suffer … English dictionary for students
comeuppance — noun (singular) informal a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve: get your compeuppance: You ll get your comeuppance one day, you ll see! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
comeuppance — come|up|pance [kʌmˈʌpəns] n [singular] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from come up to appear in a court of law ] a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve ▪ You ll get your comeuppance one day! … Dictionary of contemporary English
comeuppance — noun, informal the bad guys always get their comeuppance in the final scene Syn: just deserts, just punishment, due, retribution, requital, what s coming to one … Thesaurus of popular words
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