get one's deserts
1get one's fairing — (Scot) To get one s deserts • • • Main Entry: ↑fair …
2get 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… …
3get one's own back — (informal) HAVE/GET/TAKE ONE S REVENGE (ON), be revenged (on), hit back, get (back at), get even (with), settle accounts (with), repay, pay someone back, give someone their just deserts …
4get one's just deserts — get what one deserves, receive one s due, get what one has earned (a punishment or a reward) …
5comeuppance, get one's — Receive one s deserts. Meet ultimate disaster …
6get — [[t]gɛt[/t]] v. got, got got•ten, get•ting, 1) to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a gift; to get a pension[/ex] 2) to cause to be in one s possession or be available for one s use or enjoyment; obtain; acquire: to …
7get — verb 1) where did you get that hat? Syn: acquire, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, take possession of, be given; buy, purchase, procure, secure; gather, collect, pick up …
8deserts — n. reward punishment to get one s just deserts * * * [ reward ] [ punishment ] to get one s just deserts …
9get even — verb 1. compensate; make the score equal (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑equalize, ↑equalise • Derivationally related forms: ↑equalisation (for: ↑equalise), ↑equalization …
10get 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 …
