come-uppance

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come-uppance noun

Retribution which is justly deserved.

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just deserts comeupance punchup one-up frame-up sendup one-up-manship coup-de-grace copout one-upsmanship dust-up coup de grace putdown up-tick slap-down upperhand match-up

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