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comeuppance [kʌmˈʌpəns] N

to get one's comeuppance inf

dostać za swoje

Usage examples with comeuppance

to get one's comeuppance inf

dostać za swoje

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I don't know if you've ever tried designing anything, but the experience can be full of laugh-and-point comeuppances. thechronicleherald.ca

His desire to be liked often leads him to make unwise decisions or unfeasible promises without considering the consequences, only to back out when they result in an undesirable comeuppance. en.wikipedia.org

He also suffers an ironic comeuppance from a dentist he has cuckolded. en.wikipedia.org

Like all bad guys though, he eventually gets his comeuppance. en.wikipedia.org

Stories were generally moralistic in tone, with long-suffering heroines finally achieving happiness, while villainous relatives or girls who were liars, cheats and bullies received their comeuppance. en.wikipedia.org

The general theme of the show was to trick members of the public into committing a minor crime (usually stealing) but then get their comeuppance in one way or another. en.wikipedia.org

In the end, the girl and boy get together and the villain gets his comeuppance. en.wikipedia.org

However, the girlfriend gets her comeuppance when the man she cheated on her previous boyfriend with ends up cheating on "her" with another woman. en.wikipedia.org

He says that the two city dwellers got their just comeuppance. en.wikipedia.org

This isn't the expected tale of a grasping, gold digger who gets her comeuppance. en.wikipedia.org

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