serving 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. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of serve someone right
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APA

serving someone right. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/serving%20someone%20right

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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