GET (OR RECEIVE) ONE'S JUST DESERTS

Meaning of GET (OR RECEIVE) ONE'S JUST DESERTS in English

what a person deserves with regard to reward or (more usually) punishment.

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DESERTS — merite
English interlingue dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUST — I. variant of joust II. ˈjəst adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English just, juste, from Middle French & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
RECEIVE — rə̇ˈsēv, rēˈ- verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English receiven, from Old North French receivre, from Latin recipere to take …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DESERTS — plural of desert present third singular of desert
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RECEIVE — (v. i.) To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays.
Английский словарь Webster
RECEIVE — (v. t.) To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to …
Английский словарь Webster
RECEIVE — (v. t.) To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the like; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
RECEIVE — (v. t.) To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to …
Английский словарь Webster
RECEIVE — ( v. t. ) To take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, or the like; to accept; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RECEIVE — ( v. t. ) To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's house, presence, company, and the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RECEIVE — ( v. t. ) To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected to; as, to receive pleasure or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RECEIVE — ( v. i. ) To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as, she receives on Tuesdays.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RECEIVE — /ri seev"/ , v. , received, receiving . v.t. 1. to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUST — just 1 /just/ , adj. 1. guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUST — I. ˈjəst, ˈjüst archaic variant of joust II. ˈjəst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French juste, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RECEIVE — verb ( re·ceived ; re·ceiv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French receivre, from Latin recipere, from re- + capere to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RECEIVE — vt to bat back (the ball) when served. 2. receive ·vt to take from a thief, as goods known to …
Webster English vocab
JUST — adv closely; nearly; almost. 2. just ·noun a joust. 3. just ·vi to joust. 4. just ·adv precisely; exactly; …
Webster English vocab
DESERTS — [ dɪ'zə:ts ] ■ plural noun (often in phr. get (or receive) one's just ~ ) what a person deserves …
Concise Oxford English vocab
RECEIVE — / rɪˈsiːv; NAmE / verb GET / ACCEPT 1. [ vn ] receive sth (from sb/sth) (rather formal ) to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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JUST — / dʒʌst; NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb 1. just (like / what / as ... ) exactly : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DESERTS — / dɪˈzɜːts; NAmE dɪˈzɜːrts/ noun [ pl. ] • IDIOMS - sb's (just) deserts •• WORD ORIGIN Middle English : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RECEIVE — re ‧ ceive S1 W1 /rɪˈsiːv/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ receipt , receipts, ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JUST — I. just 1 S1 W1 /dʒəst; strong dʒʌst/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . exactly: A good strong cup of coffee …
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DESERTS — de ‧ serts /dɪˈzɜːts $ -ˈzɜːrts/ BrE AmE noun get/receive your (just) deserts to be punished in a way that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RECEIVE — v.tr. 1 take or accept (something offered or given) into one's hands or possession. 2 acquire; be provided with or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JUST — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. 2 (of treatment …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RECEIVE — v.tr. 1 take or accept (something offered or given) into one's hands or possession. 2 acquire; be provided with or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JUST — adj. & adv. adj. 1 acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. 2 (of treatment …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RECEIVE — v.tr. 1. take or accept (something offered or given) into one's hands or possession. 2 acquire; be provided with or …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
JUST — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. 2 (of treatment …
Oxford English vocab
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
Oxford English vocab
JUST — I. ADVERB USES /dʒʌst/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RECEIVE — ( receives, receiving, received) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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DESERTS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES gets his just deserts (= is punished in the way he deserves ) ▪ I …
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