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getting what's coming to one

getting what's coming to one is the present participle and gerund 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 getting what's coming to one

What is getting what's coming to one the present participle and gerund of?
Getting what's coming to one is the present participle and gerund of get what's coming to one.

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

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

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