get what's coming to one



get what's coming to one

Receive what one deserves or is due, especially something unpleasant, such as a punishment or rebuke. For example, When they suspended Steve for cheating, he was only getting what was coming to him.
See also: coming, get, one

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
PiersPEERZ (English), PEERS (English)English (British), Medieval French
Aristaə-RIS-tə (English)Astronomy
Ataullah-Arabic
Paulina[pɔ:'li:nə]
Liborius-Late Roman
Zevadyah-Biblical Hebrew