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getting what one asked for

getting what one asked for is the present participle and gerund 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 getting what one asked for

What is getting what one asked for the present participle and gerund of?
Getting what one asked for is the present participle and gerund of get what one asked for.

Words near getting what one asked for in the dictionary

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

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