get what one asked for: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    generalidiomaticinformal
    • To receive the consequences or outcome that one deserves as a result of one's actions; to get one's comeuppance.

    Examples

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    • After cheating on the exam, he finally got what he asked for when he was expelled.

      Después de hacer trampa en el examen, finalmente recibió lo que se merecía cuando fue expulsado.

    • If you keep ignoring the warnings, you’ll get what you asked for eventually.

      Si sigues ignorando las advertencias, recibirás lo que mereces eventualmente.

    • She got what she asked for when her lies were exposed and she lost her job.

      Ella recibió lo que se merecía cuando sus mentiras fueron expuestas y perdió su trabajo.

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