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have it coming

VERB
deserve
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earn gain get justify merit warrant win
STRONG
demand procure rate
WEAK
be given one's due be in line for be worthy of get comeuppance get what is coming to one have the right to lay claim to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail forfeit lose miss pass spend

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2024

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

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

It's not that Andy Dalton didn't have it coming either.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 29, 2019

But rising sea levels contaminate groundwater supplies and aquifers, which basically means Pacific Islanders have it coming from all sides.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2018

Poor papa was just like that when he used to have it coming on; and Leonora is not just—altogether—what you would call a female, Frank.

From The Perpetual Curate by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)