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got what one asked for

got what one asked for is the simple past and past participle 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 got what one asked for

What is got what one asked for the simple past and past participle of?
Got what one asked for is the simple past and past participle of get what one asked for.

Words near got what one asked for in the dictionary

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

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