| 词组 | get comeuppance |
| 释义 | Idiom get comeuppanceget (your) comeuppance if you get your comeuppance, something bad happens to you as a result of something bad that you have done to someone else.He'll get his comeuppance, you'll see. You can't treat people the way he does and not go unpunished in this world. get (one's) comeuppanceTo receive retribution. Don't worry, she'll get her comeuppance—you can't gossip about people without them doing the same to you eventually. get one's comeuppanceto get a deserved punishment. I can't wait till that snobbish girl gets her comeuppance. Joe got his comeuppance when the teacher caught him making fun of her. get one's comeuppanceReceive the treatment one deserves, especially punishment or retribution. For example, She behaved badly, but I'm sure she'll get her comeuppance soon. The exact relationship of comeuppance to the verb come up in its common senses-"rise" and "present itself"-is no longer clear. [Mid-1800s] get one's comeuppanceGet one’s just deserts, get the retaliation one deserves. This term dates from the mid-1800s and features virtually the only use of the noun comeuppance. William Dean Howells used it in The Rise of Silas Lapham (1884): “Rogers is a rascal . . . but I guess he’ll find he’s got his comeuppance.” |
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