get what's coming to one

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get what's coming to one (third-person singular simple present gets what's coming to one, present participle getting what's coming to one, simple past got what was coming to one, past participle (UK) got what was coming to one or (US) gotten what was coming to one)

  1. (idiomatic) To experience the consequences of one's actions.
    Synonyms: catch it, cop it, catch hell, get it, get what one asked for
    I hope that creep gets what's coming to him, and soon!

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