serves 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. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of serve someone right
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serves someone right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serves%20someone%20right

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Chicago

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

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