Did you read about the burglar whose own house was broken into? He really got his just deserts.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
get your just deserts — get (your) just deserts if you get your just deserts, something bad happens to you that you deserve because of something bad you have done. Did you read about the burglar whose own house was broken into? He really got his just deserts … New idioms dictionary
get one's just deserts — To meet a deservedly unpleasant fate • • • Main Entry: ↑desert * * * get (or receive) one s just deserts receive the appropriate reward or (more usually) punishment for one s actions those who caused great torment to others rarely got their just… … Useful english dictionary
get (or receive) one's just deserts — what a person deserves with regard to reward or (more usually) punishment. → deserts … English new terms dictionary
just deserts — If a bad or evil person gets their just deserts, they get the punishment or suffer the misfortune that it is felt they deserve … The small dictionary of idiomes
just deserts — noun A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved. It may appear that theyre getting ahead by cheating, but theyll get their just deserts in the end. Syn: payback, poetic justice, comeuppance … Wiktionary
just deserts — If a bad or evil person gets their just deserts, they get the punishment or suffer the misfortune that it is felt they deserve. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Just deserts — If a bad or evil person gets their just deserts, they get the punishment or suffer the misfortune that it is felt they deserve … Dictionary of English idioms
get one's just deserts — get what one deserves, receive one s due, get what one has earned (a punishment or a reward) … English contemporary dictionary
someone's just deserts — someone’s just deserts phrase bad things that happen to someone because they deserve it At the end of the film the villains get their just deserts. Thesaurus: deserving and deservedsynonym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: deserts … Useful english dictionary
someone's just deserts — bad things that happen to someone because they deserve it At the end of the film the villains get their just deserts … English dictionary
