just deserts

That which one deserves, especially a punishment or unfavorable outcome. Usually used in the phrase "get/receive one's just deserts." (Note: The phrase is often misspelled as "just desserts," due to the pronunciation of "deserts" and "desserts" being the same in this context.) The CEO cheated his clients out of nearly $4 million, but he got his just deserts when he was stripped of everything he owned and sent to prison.

just deserts

A deserved punishment or reward, as in He got his just deserts when Mary jilted him. This idiom employs desert in the sense of "what one deserves," a usage dating from the 1300s but obsolete except in this expression.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Camilo	kah-MEE-lo (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Yua	yoo-ah	Japanese
Noga	-	Hebrew
Mateus	-	Portuguese
Mitsuko	mee-tsoo-ko	Japanese
Birgitte	-	Danish, Norwegian