/ dɪˈzɜːts; NAmE dɪˈzɜːrts/ noun
[ pl. ]
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IDIOMS
- sb's (just) deserts
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French desert , from deservir serve well, from Latin deservire serve well or zealously.
/ dɪˈzɜːts; NAmE dɪˈzɜːrts/ noun
[ pl. ]
•
IDIOMS
- sb's (just) deserts
••
WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : via Old French desert , from deservir serve well, from Latin deservire serve well or zealously.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005