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"word": "подело́м тебе́!"
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"roman": "sǒm-nám-nâa",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "สมน้ำหน้า"
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
"word": "olla jollekin oikein"
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
"word": "úgy kell neki"
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
"word": "(ser) bem feito para object"
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
"word": "habérselo merecido"
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"word": "estarle bien empleado"
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"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
"word": "vara rätt åt någon"
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"roman": "buty po zasluzi",
"sense": "happen to someone who deserves it",
"word": "бути по заслузі"
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"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "يخدم لكم الحق"
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"word": "抵死"
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"word": "活該"
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"word": "komu patřit"
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"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "ihan oikein sinulle"
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"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "bien fait !"
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"word": "geschieht dir recht!"
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"word": "καλά να πάθεις"
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"word": "様を見ろ！"
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"sense": "serves you right!",
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"word": "așa îți trebuie!"
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"word": "bine îți face!"
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"word": "bine ți-a făcut!"
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"roman": "podelóm tebé!",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "подело́м тебе́!"
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"roman": "tak tebé i nádo!",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "так тебе́ и на́до!"
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"word": "¡te está bien empleado!"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "rätt åt (någon)"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "sǒm-nám-nâa",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "สมน้ำหน้า"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kotúzi po zaslúzi",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "коту́зі по заслу́зі"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "tak tobi i treba",
"sense": "serves you right!",
"word": "так тобі і треба"
}
],
"word": "serve someone right"
}
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