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serve you right

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serve you right
you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her.
Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering
See also: right, serve


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- It would serve you right to come back and find my good looks entirely wasted away.
I shall not be able to keep my greediness for money out of my eyes long, and when you see it there you'll be sorry, and serve you right for not being warned in time.
It would serve you right if I told you that I have.
 
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