- comeuppance come·up·pance n
- [ˌkʌm'ʌpəns]
she got her comeuppance — ha avuto quello che si meritava
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comeuppance come·up·pance n
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come|up|pance — «KUHM UHP uhns», noun. Informal. one s just deserts: »In his arrogance, he even challenges the British Open champion, and thereby nearly gets his comeuppance (New Yorker). ╂[< special use of the phrase come up + ance] … Useful english dictionary
come·up·pance — /kəmˈʌpəns/ noun [singular] : punishment that someone deserves to receive One of these days, he ll get his comeuppance for treating people so arrogantly … Useful english dictionary
comeuppance — come up pance (k[u^]m [u^]p pans), n. An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts; as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his comeuppance when he was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comeuppance — come|up|pance [kʌmˈʌpəns] n [singular] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Perhaps from come up to appear in a court of law ] a punishment or something bad which happens to you that you really deserve ▪ You ll get your comeuppance one day! … Dictionary of contemporary English
comeuppance — come|up|pance [ ,kʌm ʌpəns ] noun uncount INFORMAL punishment that someone deserves for having done something wrong or unfair … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
comeuppance — come·up·pance … English syllables
comeuppance — come•up•pance [[t]ˌkʌmˈʌp əns[/t]] n. inf deserved reprimand or punishment • Etymology: 1855–60, amer … From formal English to slang
