Serve (one) right In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "serve (one) right", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Tommy Tran calendar 2022-12-19 05:12

Meaning of Serve (one) right

Serve (one) right informal verb phrase

If something bad serves someone right, that person deserves it. 

It serves you right that you're now broke. You're always wasting your money on unnecessary things.

A: "He cheated on me" B: "It serves you right. You shouldn't have believed him."

Other phrases about:

bring someone to justice

To punish someone for committing a crime

give someone a thick ear

To punish someone, especially children by hitting them on the side of the head

take (one) behind the woodshed

To secretly punish or rebuke someone for doing something.

be baying for blood

To want someone to be punished

reflect credit upon (someone, something, or oneself)

To show that someone, something, or oneself is deserving of praise or honor.

Grammar and Usage of Serve (one) right

Verb Forms

  • serves (one) right
  • served (one) right
  • serving (one) right

The verb "serve" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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TODAY
not have two beans, brain cells, etc. to rub together

To have no money

Example:

He does not have two beans to rub together.

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