have it coming

Some progressives argued that Kirk had it coming because of his long history of incendiary statements against issues including affirmative action, trans people and Islam.

After the 9/11 attacks, I caught myself thinking, they had it coming.

Foremost among them is the assurance that’s he going to extralegally kill a lot of people who have it coming and not feel bad about one of them.

US media has reported that Mr Mangione was arrested carrying a handwritten document that said "these parasites had it coming".

The short screed calls healthcare CEOs "parasites" and says that people like Thompson "had it coming."