informal

if someone had it coming, something bad happened to them which they deserved.

I wasn't at all surprised to hear he'd been fired. With all that unexplained time off he had it coming to him. (often + to)

• either feast or famine
• either way
• elbow grease
• elbow room
• elders and betters
• elevator music
• eleventh-hour
• empty nest syndrome
• Empty vessels make most noise.
• Empty vessels make most sound.
• Empty vessels make the most noise.
• Empty vessels make the most sound.
• end it all
• end justifies the means.
• end of story
• End of story.
• end of the line
• end of the road
• endowed with
• endowed with something
• end up
• Enough is as good as a feast.
• enough is enough
• Enough said.
• nickel and dime