just deserts en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dʒʌst dɪˈzɜːts/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /dʒʌst dəˈzɝts/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(idiomatic, plural, plural-only) A punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved.
It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.
Relateds
get one's fairing · get what's coming to one · desert principle · serve someone right · have it coming
Synonyms
poetic justice · just rewards · comeuppance · payback
Translations (20)
ru справедливое наказа́ние (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · pl zasłużona kara (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · ja 自業自得 (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · de sein Fett wegbekommen (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · ru по заслугам (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · es su merecido (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · fr juste châtiment (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · cs po zásluze (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · cs spravedlivá odplata (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · de sein Fett abbekommen (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · fr dû (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · hu méltó juss (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · uk відплата (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · hu méltó jutalom (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · uk по заслузі (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · hu méltó büntetés (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · fi saada ansionsa mukaan (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · cs co komu patří (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · uk заслужене (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved) · cmn 報應 /报应 (a punishment or reward that is considered to be what the recipient deserved)