A deserved punishment or reward; what one has truly earned through one's actions.
Examples:
- He got his just deserts when Mary jilted him.
Origin: Uses 'desert' in the sense of 'what one deserves,' dating from the 1300s
A deserved punishment or reward; what one has truly earned through one's actions.
Examples:
Origin: Uses 'desert' in the sense of 'what one deserves,' dating from the 1300s