have it coming

have it coming
To deserve or merit, as the consequences of ones actions.

He was on his first vacation in ten years and he figured he had it coming to him.


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  • have it coming — ► have it coming (to one) informal be due for retribution. Main Entry: ↑come …   English terms dictionary

  • have it coming — verb deserve (either good or bad) It s too bad he got fired, but he sure had it coming • Hypernyms: ↑deserve, ↑merit • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * I have it coming ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • have it coming — to deserve something. We worked so hard to make the business succeed that I think we have it coming. Usage notes: often said about someone who deserves something bad: The jury felt the guy had it coming, so they didn t convict her of attacking… …   New idioms dictionary

  • have it coming — deserve it, ask for it    If you get fined for driving too fast, you have it coming …   English idioms

  • have something coming out of your ears — informal phrase to have a lot of something, or more of it than you need We have information coming out of our ears and we just need time to sift through it. Thesaurus: to have a particular quality or thingsynonym Main entry: ear * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • have (something) coming out of (your) ears — informal to have more of something than you want or need. He s going to have money coming out of his ears if this deal comes off …   New idioms dictionary

  • have (something) coming out (of) (your) ears — to have a lot of something. Ask him for a loan, he s got money coming out his ears …   New idioms dictionary

  • have it coming (to one) — informal be due for retribution. → come …   English new terms dictionary

  • have it coming to one — ► have it coming (to one) informal be due for retribution. Main Entry: ↑come …   English terms dictionary

  • have steam coming out of one's ears — ► have steam coming out of one s ears informal be extremely angry. Main Entry: ↑steam …   English terms dictionary

  • have it coming to you — have it coming (to you) informal phrase to deserve something bad that happens to you Thesaurus: deserving and deservedsynonym to buy somethingsynonym Main entry: come …   Useful english dictionary

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