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Ccp Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

they get what is coming to them

Hello,

What would be the meaning of the following sentece?
"people who are puffed up with their own sense of importance get what is coming to them"

Thank you,
  

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The idiom "to get what's coming" means "to end up with what's deserved," usually with the meaning of punishment for bad behavior. So people who are self-important get what's coming to them when it's made clear to them that they're really not important at all.

— Deadrat

  • The idiom "to get what's coming" means "to end up with what's deserved," usually with the meaning of punishment for bad behavior.
  • So people who are self-important get what's coming to them when it's made clear to them that they're really not important at all.
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The idiom "to get what's coming" means "to end up with what's deserved," usually with the meaning of punishment for bad behavior. So people who are self-important get what's coming to them when it's made clear to them that they're really not important at all.
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Thank you again, deadrat
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