have it coming

Example Sentences

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If I wanted to be stupid, if I persisted in being stupid, if I just couldn’t resist being stupid, then she figured I had it coming and she wouldn’t hold me back.

From Literature

In my defense, he tossed around the story of that unfortunate field trip where I wet my pants like it was confetti, so he had it coming.

From Literature

It feels dirty, but also delicious – after all, the guys who buy it really, really have it coming.

From Salon

Unloading your pent-up ire on someone is never right, not even if they have it coming, we're told.

From Salon

It’s those who, well, have it coming to them.

From New York Times