had it coming (to you)
informalDefinition
› If someone had it coming, something bad happened to them that they deserved: He's been sacked but, with all that time he took off, he had it coming really.Deserving and deserved
(Definition of had it coming (to you) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -worthy suffix
- birthright noun
- comeuppance noun
- deserts noun
- deserve verb
- deserved adjective
- deservedly adverb
- deserving adjective
- get your just deserts idiom
- hard-earned adjective
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- merit noun
- merit verb
- serve sb right idiom
- well earned adjective
- worthy adjective (DESERVING RESPECT)
Topic:
Deserving and deserved
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