informal.
deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant: He finally got his comeuppance for his misbehavior.
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by Klimt » Wed Nov 21, 2007 8:58 pm
Whoever wants to know something about me - as an artist which alone is significant - they should look attentively at my pictures and there seek to recognise what I am and what I want.
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by Slava » Mon Sep 27, 2010 12:40 pm
Deserved reward is rather neutral to me. Just deserts is most definitely along the lines of pay-back time.
Here's the Dr.'s treatment of comeuppance:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3012
Here's the Dr.'s treatment of comeuppance:
http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3012
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