Meanings
present singular third person gets what's coming to one · participle present getting what's coming to one · past got what was coming to one · UK participle past got what was coming to one · US participle past gotten what was coming to one
- idiomaticTo experience the consequences of one's actions.
I hope that creep gets what's coming to him, and soon!
Synonyms: catch it, cop it, catch hell, get it, get what one asked for, get one's fairing
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo experience the consequences of one's actions.
Translations
Polish dostawać się, dostać się
- dostawać sięto experience the consequences of one's actions
- dostać sięto experience the consequences of one's actions
- obrywać sięto experience the consequences of one's actions
- oberwać sięto experience the consequences of one's actions
Romanian o păți
- o pățito experience the consequences of one's actions
Cite this entry
get what's coming to one. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20what's%20coming%20to%20one
“get what's coming to one.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20what's%20coming%20to%20one. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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