get (one's) just deserts

get (one's) just deserts

To receive that which one deserves, especially a punishment of unfavorable outcome. (Note: the phrase is often misspelled as "just desserts," due to the pronunciation of "deserts" being the same as "desserts" in this context.) The CEO cheated his clients out of nearly $4 million, but he got his just deserts when he was stripped of everything he owned and sent to prison for life.

See also: desert, get, just

get one's just deserts

 and get one's just reward(s); get one's

[specified by context] to get what one deserves. I feel better now that Jane got her just deserts. She really insulted me. The criminal who was sent to prison got his just rewards. You'll get yours!

See also: desert, get, just

get (or receive) your just deserts

receive what you deserve, especially appropriate punishment.

See also: desert, get, just

get your (just) deˈserts

get what you deserve, especially when it is something bad: The family of the victim said that the killer had got his just deserts when he was jailed for life.

Deserts is an old-fashioned word for the rewards or punishments that somebody deserves.

See also: desert, get