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gets what's coming to one

gets what's coming to one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get what's coming to one.

Meaning of get what's coming to one

Verb

get what's coming to one (third-person singular simple present gets what's coming to one, present participle getting what's coming to one, simple past got what was coming to one, past participle (UK) got what was coming to one or (US) gotten what was coming to one)

  1. (idiomatic) To experience the consequences of one's actions.
    • I hope that creep gets what's coming to him, and soon!

Questions about gets what's coming to one

What is gets what's coming to one the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets what's coming to one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get what's coming to one.

Words near gets what's coming to one in the dictionary

  1. gets up with the chickens
  2. gets wasted
  3. gets well
  4. gets wet
  5. gets what one asked for
  6. gets what's coming to one
  7. gets wind
  8. gets wind in one's jaws
  9. gets wind of
  10. gets wise
  11. gets with

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