just deserts
just deserts · just desertses
заслужене, по заслузі, відплата
справедливое наказание, по заслугам
sein Fett wegbekommen, sein Fett abbekommen
A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deservedA punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.
UK/dʒʌst dɪˈzɜːts/US/dʒʌst dəˈzɝts/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, plural, plural only)A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.
It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.
sein Fett wegbekommen, sein Fett abbekommen
справедливое наказа́ниеspravedlivoje nakazánije, по заслугамpo zaslugam
заслуженеzaslužene, по заслузіpo zasluzi, відплатаvidplata
More definitions
- an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved:
Русский
By meaning 1
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved:
Forms
plural: just desertses| Singular | just deserts |
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Synonyms
5 synonymspaybackpoetic justicecomeuppancejust rewards
Close in meaning
- an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved and fitting:comeuppancecomeupancepoetic justice
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddesert principle