serves you right
Karma caught up
Serves you right is a phrase expressing that someone deserved the misfortune they experienced, usually because of their own foolish or wrong actions.
It conveys satisfaction or vindication rather than sympathy: You didn't study and failed? Serves you right.
The construction implies that justice or karma has been appropriately served.
- deservedRightfully earned or warranted
- had it comingMerited the result
- karmaSpiritual cause and effect
- what goes aroundActions returning to sender
- justiceFair treatment under law
payback · comeuppance · revenge · sweet revenge · punishment · schadenfreude · gloating · smug · lesson · consequence · retribution · vindication · irony · poetic justice · bitter · hubris · downfall · pride
- Schadenfreudeboo hoo, world's smallest violin, cry me a river, just desserts, comeuppance
- sarcasmoh please, as if, oh really, how original, big surprise
serves you rightpoor thing
Expression of sympathetic pity
my condolences · how awful · sympathy · compassion · bless your heart
serve, serves, served, serving, server, servers, servant, servants, servile