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get what one asked for

get what one asked for verb: synonym of get what's coming to one.

Verb

get what one asked for (third-person singular simple present gets what one asked for, present participle getting what one asked for, simple past got what one asked for, past participle (UK) got what one asked for or (US) gotten what one asked for)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of get what's coming to one.

Synonyms of get what one asked for

Forms of get what one asked for

third-person singular presentgets what one asked for
present participlegetting what one asked for
pastgot what one asked for
past participle UKgot what one asked for
past participle USgotten what one asked for

Questions about get what one asked for

What does get what one asked for mean?
Get what one asked for means synonym of get what's coming to one.
What part of speech is get what one asked for?
Get what one asked for is a verb.
What is the past tense of get what one asked for?
The past tense of get what one asked for is got what one asked for.

Words near get what one asked for in the dictionary

  1. get used
  2. get wasted
  3. get well
  4. get well soon
  5. get wet
  6. get what one asked for
  7. get what's coming to one
  8. get wind
  9. get wind in one's jaws
  10. get wind of
  11. get wise

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