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have it coming
have it coming
have it coming
to deserve something
We worked so hard to make the business succeed that I think we have it coming.
Usage notes: often said about someone who deserves something bad:
The jury felt the guy had it coming, so they didn't convict her of attacking him.
See also:
coming
,
have
have it coming
Deserve what one receives, as in
You may not like being reprimanded, but you have to admit you had it coming
, or
When he won the Nobel Prize, everyone said he'd had it coming for a long time
. [c. 1900]
See also:
coming
,
have
Common Names:
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Alfhild
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Norwegian, Swedish
Lachina
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Scottish
Ljiljana
-
Serbian, Croatian
Radomir
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Serbian, Russian, Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Cate
KAYT
English (Rare)
Iina
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Finnish
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