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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "po zásluze"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
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"word": "co komu patří"
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "sein Fett wegbekommen"
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"english": "to get one's just deserts",
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "sein Fett abbekommen"
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "自業自得"
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"roman": "spravedlivoje nakazánije",
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"word": "справедливое наказа́ние"
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"word": "just rewards"
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "po zásluze"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
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"word": "spravedlivá odplata"
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{
"code": "cs",
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "co komu patří"
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "dû"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "juste châtiment"
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "sein Fett wegbekommen"
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"english": "to get one's just deserts",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "sein Fett abbekommen"
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"code": "ja",
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"roman": "jigōjitoku",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "自業自得"
},
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "spravedlivoje nakazánije",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "справедливое наказа́ние"
},
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "po zaslugam",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "по заслугам"
},
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"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "su merecido"
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"roman": "zaslužene",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"tags": [
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"word": "заслужене"
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "po zasluzi",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
"word": "по заслузі"
},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vidplata",
"sense": "a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved",
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"word": "just deserts"
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