has it coming
Deserves the outcome
To have it coming is to deserve the negative consequences one receives.
Someone who has it coming brought misfortune upon themselves through their own actions: After years of cheating his partners, he had it coming.
The phrase implies a kind of karmic justice—the punishment fits prior behavior.
Often used to withhold sympathy: I know it sounds harsh, but she had it coming.
- deservedRightfully earned or warranted
- comeuppanceDeserved punishment or rebuke
- vengeanceRetaliation for injury
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- blameworthinessDeserving moral condemnation
fate · inevitability · karmic debt · bad karma · fairness · culpability · punishment · payback · consequence · result · judgment · destiny · penalty · day of reckoning · asking for it · cosmic justice · what goes around · reprisal
has it comingundeserving
Not meriting what's given
blameless · guiltless · unmerited · caught in the crossfire · collateral damage
has it comingblameless
Free of wrongdoing
innocent · faultless · squeaky clean · beyond reproach · pure as the driven snow
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