served someone right

A form of serve someone right — Of an unpleasant event, to happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of serve someone right
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served someone right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/served%20someone%20right

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“served someone right.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/served%20someone%20right. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “served someone right,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/served%20someone%20right.

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