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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

What does it mean?

'[..]didn't have it to coming to them.'
What is that 'have it to', it is that same what 'have to'?
  

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It means that they didn't deserve it. It can refer to either a positive event or a negative event.

  • It means that they didn't deserve it.
  • It can refer to either a positive event or a negative event.
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It means that they didn't deserve it. It can refer to either a positive event or a negative event.
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AnonymousWhat is that 'have it to'
There is no 'have it to'. It's 'have it coming to'.

[person] had it coming to [(same) person] = [person] deserved it = [person] deserved what happened to him

He had it coming to him. ~ He deserved it.
She had it coming to her. ~ She deserved it.
They had it coming to them. ~ They deserved it.

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