"get what's coming to one" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-get what's coming to one.ogg [Australia] Forms: gets what's coming to one [present, singular, third-person], getting what's coming to one [participle, present], got what was coming to one [past], got what was coming to one [UK, participle, past], gotten what was coming to one [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> what's<what's,what's,what was,what was> coming to one}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: catch it, cop it, catch hell, get it, get what one asked for Related terms: have it coming, comeuppance
    Sense id: en-get_what's_coming_to_one-en-verb-y5mosll5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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