serve (someone) right

if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it.

It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again.

And she didn't get the promotion she'd hoped for, which served her right for being so smug.

• come on to
• come on to someone
• come out
• come out fighting
• come out in the wash
• come out of shell
• come out of the closet
• come out of the woodwork
• come out of your shell
• come out smelling of roses
• come out swinging
• come over
• come over someone
• come pass with flying colours
• come rain or shine
• comes into head
• comes into your head
• come the raw prawn
• come through with flying colours
• come to a full stop
• come to a head
• come to a sticky end
• come to blows
• come to grief
• come to grips with