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Of an unpleasant event, to happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- What, now he wishes he hadn't voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party? Serves him right!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see serve, right.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- If my memory serves me right, we had a similar discussion a few months ago.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Cantonese:
抵死
(dai2 sei2)
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Chinese Mandarin:
活該 /活该
(huógāi)
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Dutch:
zijn verdiende loon
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Finnish:
olla jollekin oikein
— happen to someone who deserves it
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French:
cheh
— happen to someone who deserves it
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German:
jemandem recht geschehen
— happen to someone who deserves it
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German:
verdient haben
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Hungarian:
megérdemli
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Hungarian:
úgy kell neki
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Polish:
należeć się
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Portuguese:
(ser) bem feito para object
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Spanish:
habérselo merecido
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Spanish:
habérselo buscado
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Spanish:
estarle bien empleado
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Swedish:
vara rätt åt någon
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Ukrainian:
бути по заслузі
(buty po zasluzi)
— happen to someone who deserves it
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Arabic:
يخدم لكم الحق
— serves you right!
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Chinese Cantonese:
抵死
(dai2 sei2)
— serves you right!
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Chinese Mandarin:
活該 /活该
(huógāi)
— serves you right!
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Min Nan Chinese:
應該 /应该
(èng-kai)
— serves you right!
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Min Nan Chinese:
死好
(sí hó)
— serves you right!
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Czech:
komu patřit
— serves you right!
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Finnish:
ihan oikein sinulle
— serves you right!
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French:
bien fait !
— serves you right!
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German:
geschieht dir recht!
— serves you right!
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Greek:
καλά να πάθεις
(kalá na pátheis)
— serves you right!
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Greek:
καλά να πάθετε
(kalá na páthete)
— serves you right!
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Hungarian:
megérdemled!
— serves you right!
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Hungarian:
úgy kell neked!
— serves you right!
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Italian:
ti sta bene!
— serves you right!
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Italian:
ti sta come un vestito nuovo
— serves you right!
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Japanese:
様を見ろ!
(zama-o miro!)
— serves you right!
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Malay:
padan muka!
— serves you right!
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Māori:
kaitoa!
— serves you right!
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Polish:
dobrze ci tak
— serves you right!
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Polish:
masz, na co zasłużyłeś/zasłużyłaś
— serves you right!
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Polish:
sam/sama jesteś sobie winien/winna
— serves you right!
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Portuguese:
bem feito!
— serves you right!
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Romanian:
așa îți trebuie!
— serves you right!
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Romanian:
bine îți face!
— serves you right!
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Romanian:
bine ți-a făcut!
— serves you right!
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Russian:
подело́м тебе́!
(podelóm tebé!)
— serves you right!
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Russian:
так тебе́ и на́до!
(tak tebé i nádo!)
— serves you right!
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Russian:
сам винова́т!
(sam vinovát!)
— serves you right!
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Russian:
сама́ винова́та!
(samá vinováta!)
— serves you right!
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Spanish:
¡te está bien empleado!
— serves you right!
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Swedish:
rätt åt (någon)
— serves you right!
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Thai:
สมน้ําหน้า
(sǒm-nám-nâa)
— serves you right!
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Ukrainian:
коту́зі по заслу́зі
(kotúzi po zaslúzi)
— serves you right!
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Ukrainian:
так тобі і треба
(tak tobi i treba)
— serves you right!
