just deserts
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[edit] Noun
- (idiomatic) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.
- It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.
[edit] Usage notes
- Deserts here is the plural of desert, meaning "that which one deserves". It is rarely used with this meaning outside this phrase.
- The spelling just desserts is commonly seen but is incorrect. The misspelling is occasionally used deliberately as a play on words in the names of restaurants etc.
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[edit] Translations
a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved
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