GET ONE'S COMEUPPANCE Definition & Meaning

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get one's comeuppance

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Receive the treatment one deserves, especially punishment or retribution. For example, She behaved badly, but I'm sure she'll get her comeuppance soon . The exact relationship of comeuppance to the verb come up in its common senses鈥斺€渞ise鈥� and 鈥減resent itself鈥濃€攊s no longer clear. [Mid-1800s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

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