have it coming

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 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

And he scams people who have it coming — they go down because they’re greedy.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2017

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)