desertsnoun [ plural ]
uk/dɪˈzɜːts/us/dɪˈzɝːts/get your just deserts
to get what you deserve:
I'd say he got his just deserts for not sticking around to help with the kids.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Deserving and deserved
- birthright
- come
- comeuppance
- deserve
- deserved
- deservedly
- deserving
- get your just deserts idiom
- had it coming (to you) idiom
- hard-earned
- he/she deserves whatever/everything he/she gets idiom
- just
- merit
- serve
- serve sb right idiom
- well earned
- worthy
- worthy