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Idiom

poetic justice

if something that happens is poetic justice, someone who has done something bad is made to suffer in a way that seems fair.

There is a kind of poetic justice in the fact that the country responsible for the worst ecological disaster this century is the one suffering most from its effects.

idiompoetic justicegood/moral when something bad or something good happens to someone because they deserve it:Some would say there is poetic justice in this - I neglected my family for my work, and now I have lost my job and my family too.Of course we all know poetic justice will be served by the end of the film, and Tom will get his girl, but in the mean time it's still a rollicking great tale.

poetic justice

A punishment or unfavorable outcome that is particularly appropriate or ironic. The CEO of the cigarette manufacturer, who has long denied the health risks associated with smoking, just died of lung cancer—now isn't that poetic justice?

poetic justice

appropriate, ideal, or ironic punishment. It was poetic justice that Jane won the race after Mary tried to get her banned from the race. The car thieves tried to steal a car with no gas. That's poetic justice.

poetic justice

An outcome in which virtue is rewarded and evil punished, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner. For example, It was poetic justice for the known thief to go to jail for the one crime he didn't commit . [Early 1700s]

poetic justice

Poetic justice is when bad things happen to someone who deserves it. Perhaps his illness was some kind of poetic justice for having deceived so many for so long. Note: Occasionally people use poetic justice to describe something good that happens to someone who deserves it. If one can resolve several problems at once — ours as well as yours — it has a certain poetic justice.

poetic justice

the fact of experiencing a fitting or deserved retribution for your actions.

This phrase is from Alexander Pope's satire The Dunciad: ‘Poetic Justice, with her lifted scale’.

poetic ˈjustice

a punishment or reward that is deserved: If you ask me it’s poetic justice. He tried to get you fired, and now he’s lost his job himself.

词组	poetic justice
释义	Idiom poetic justice Theme: JUSTICE the appropriate but chance receiving of rewards or punishments by those deserving them. It was poetic justice that Jane won the race after Mary tried to get her banned.The car thieves stole a car with no gas. That's poetic justice. Idiom poetic justice if something that happens is poetic justice, someone who has done something bad is made to suffer in a way that seems fair. There is a kind of poetic justice in the fact that the country responsible for the worst ecological disaster this century is the one suffering most from its effects. idiompoetic justicegood/moral when something bad or something good happens to someone because they deserve it:Some would say there is poetic justice in this - I neglected my family for my work, and now I have lost my job and my family too.Of course we all know poetic justice will be served by the end of the film, and Tom will get his girl, but in the mean time it's still a rollicking great tale. poetic justice A punishment or unfavorable outcome that is particularly appropriate or ironic. The CEO of the cigarette manufacturer, who has long denied the health risks associated with smoking, just died of lung cancer—now isn't that poetic justice? poetic justice appropriate, ideal, or ironic punishment. It was poetic justice that Jane won the race after Mary tried to get her banned from the race. The car thieves tried to steal a car with no gas. That's poetic justice. poetic justice An outcome in which virtue is rewarded and evil punished, often in an especially appropriate or ironic manner. For example, It was poetic justice for the known thief to go to jail for the one crime he didn't commit . [Early 1700s] poetic justice Poetic justice is when bad things happen to someone who deserves it. Perhaps his illness was some kind of poetic justice for having deceived so many for so long. Note: Occasionally people use poetic justice to describe something good that happens to someone who deserves it. If one can resolve several problems at once — ours as well as yours — it has a certain poetic justice. poetic justice the fact of experiencing a fitting or deserved retribution for your actions. This phrase is from Alexander Pope's satire The Dunciad: ‘Poetic Justice, with her lifted scale’. poetic ˈjustice a punishment or reward that is deserved: If you ask me it’s poetic justice. He tried to get you fired, and now he’s lost his job himself.
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