After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
serve someone right — (of something unpleasant) to be no more than deserved • • • Main Entry: ↑serve * * * be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune it would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you * * * serve someone right see ↑serve, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
serve someone right — serve (someone) right if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it. It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again. And she didn t get the promotion she d hoped for, which served her right for being so… … New idioms dictionary
serve someone right — tv. to be just what someone deserves. □ It would serve you right if you lost your money. □ He fell down. It serves him right … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
serve one right — phrasal : to deal with one as he deserves : be the just or fitting return for what one is or does they served him right for his thieving felt that his disgrace served him right it serves you right for trying to break into line … Useful english dictionary
It Serves You Right to Suffer — Infobox Album | Name = It Serve You Right to Suffer Type = Album Artist = John Lee Hooker Released = 1966 Recorded = New York City Genre = Blues Length = 33:10 Label = ABC, Impulse! Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
it serves you right — (from Idioms in Speech) you have got just about what you deserve for your behaviour or actions You took money that ought to have fed starving children. Serve you right! If I had been the father of one of those children, I d have given you… … Idioms and examples
To serve one right — Serve Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serve right — serve (you) right you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her. Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering … New idioms dictionary
serve right — serve (someone) right if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it. It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again. And she didn t get the promotion she d hoped for, which served her right for being so… … New idioms dictionary
serve — servable, serveable, adj. /serrv/, v., served, serving, n. v.i. 1. to act as a servant. 2. to wait on table, as a waiter. 3. to offer or have a meal or refreshments available, as for patrons or guests: Come early, we re serving at six. 4. to… … Universalium
