to be likely to suffer the unpleasant effects of your actions and to deserve to do so :
It was no surprise when she left him—everyone knew he had it coming to him.
to be likely to suffer the unpleasant effects of your actions and to deserve to do so :
It was no surprise when she left him—everyone knew he had it coming to him.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005