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comeuppance
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(Expression) get what you deserve in the endUsage: He has been ill tempered all his life, but he'll get his comeuppance.
(Noun) consequence for bad behavior, getting one's "just dessert", getting what one deserves
Usage: He'll get his comeuppance
(Noun) Payback; an appropriate, fitting punishment that one deserves.
Usage: He got his comeuppance after he was cheeky to his father.
(Noun) just deserts
Usage: The bad guy got his comeuppance.
(Noun) consequences; payback.
Usage: He shall receive his comeuppance.
(Noun) Penalty for/consequence of bad behavior or actions. (If it's "payback" for good behavior, there's no "comeuppance". And "what you deserve" implies bad behavior, but doesn't say so explicitly.)
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