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gets what one asked for

gets what one asked for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get what one asked for.

Meaning of get what one asked for

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.

Questions about gets what one asked for

What is gets what one asked for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets what one asked for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get what one asked for.

Words near gets what one asked for in the dictionary

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

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