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101 was immer geschieht
- {whatever betide} = das geschieht ihm recht {that serves him right}+ = das geschieht dir recht {it serves you right}+ = und was geschieht, wenn {what if}+ = wir werden darauf achten, daß es geschieht {we'll see it done}+ -
102 استحق
اِسْتَحَقَّ \ deserve: (not used in the continuous tenses) to be worthy of: Thieves deserve to be punished. Good work deserves good pay. earn: to deserve (a rest, respect, etc.) because of one’s hard work or good qualities: He earned the title of ‘The Great’ by his victories in the war. merit: to deserve: She merits all the praise that she has been given. worth: to be deserving: The castle is worth a visit. It is well worth visiting. \ See Also استأهل (اِسْتَأْهَلَ) \ اِسْتَحَقَّ أو اسْتَأْهَل ما حَصَلَ له \ serve sb. right: to give sb. the misfortune that he deserves: It serves you right if you fail the exam (because you haven’t worked hard). \ اِسْتَحَقَّ الدَّفْع \ payable: having to be paid: The rent is payable weekly. \ اِسْتَحَقَّ ما يُبْذَل فيه \ worth: (with while) good enough to deserve the time or trouble or money that is spent on it: Our visit was worthwile. -
103 как аукнется, так и откликнется
1) General subject: what's good for the goose is good for the gander, chickens coming home to roost, payback is a bitch, you reap what you sow, turnaround is fair play( turnabout is fair play) (http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Turnabout+is+fair+play)2) Set phrase: as the call, so the echo, as the call, so the echo (дословно: Как покличешь, так и откликнется), as the call, so the echo as you sow, so shall you reap, curses come home to roost, curses like chickens come home to roost, one good turn deserves another, do as you would be done by, serves you rightУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > как аукнется, так и откликнется
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104 busca
f.1 search.(ir) en busca de (to go) in search oforden de busca y captura arrest warranten busca y captura on the run (from the police)2 pager, bleeper, bleep.3 extra job, moonlighting.m.pager (buscapersonas). (peninsular Spanish)pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: buscar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: buscar.* * *1 search, hunt1 familiar bleeper, pager\ir en busca de to search for, hunt for* * *noun f.1) search2) quest* * *1.SF searchestán analizando la muestra a la busca de impurezas — they are analysing the sample in search of impurities o to search for impurities
empezó a llamar por teléfono a todas partes en mi busca — he began phoning around everywhere to try and find me
busca y captura, el juez dictó orden de busca y captura del fugitivo — the judge ordered the fugitive's (immediate) capture
estar en busca y captura — to be wanted, be on the run *
2.SM Esp (=mensáfono) bleeper *, pager* * *IIIandar a la busca de algo/alguien — (Chi fam) to be after something/somebody (colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)* * *= bleeper, pager.Ex. By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.Ex. The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.----* llamar por el busca = bleep.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* usuario que busca información = information searcher.* * *IIIandar a la busca de algo/alguien — (Chi fam) to be after something/somebody (colloq)
masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)* * *= bleeper, pager.Ex: By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.* llamar por el busca = bleep.* navegar por la red en busca de información = surf for + information.* usuario que busca información = information searcher.* * *A (búsqueda) searchenviaron a un grupo en busca de ayuda they sent a group in search of help o to look for helpemigraron en busca de nuevos horizontes they emigrated in pursuit o search of new horizons ( liter)todos salieron en su busca they all set out to look for him o search for him o to try to find himvarios periodistas llegaron en busca de una exclusiva several reporters arrived in search of o hoping to get a scoopanda en busca de marido she's husband-hunting ( colloq), she's looking for a husbandB( Méx fam) (trabajillo): si no fuera porque tengo mis buscas no podría pagar el departamento if it weren't for my other jobs I couldn't pay the rent ( colloq)hacen buscas fuera de sus trabajos they do a bit of moonlighting ( colloq)pager, beeper, bleeper ( BrE)* * *
Del verbo buscar: ( conjugate buscar)
busca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
busca
buscar
busca sustantivo femenino ( búsqueda) search;
salieron en su busca they set out to look for him
■ sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo
1
‹fama/fortuna› to seek;
2
(— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a busca mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my things
fue a busca un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi;
¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that?
verbo intransitivo
to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawer
buscarse verbo pronominal
1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for
2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscame complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;
tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right;
buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
busca
I sustantivo femenino search
ir en busca de, to go in search of
II m inv bleeper, pager
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect
(recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work
' busca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
batir
- batida
- confín
- nacional
- tras
- buscar
- interesado
- orden
- por
English:
after
- bleeper
- extortion
- feel
- fish
- kerb-crawler
- pasture
- pursuit
- root about
- root around
- scan
- scavenge
- scour
- search
- shake down
- want
- drill
- scavenger
* * *♦ nfsearch;(ir) en busca de (to go) in search of;a la busca de algo in search of sth;orden de busca y captura arrest warrant;en busca y captura on the run (from the police)♦ nmEsp [buscapersonas] pager* * *I f search;en busca de in search of;encontrarse en busca y captura have a warrant out for one’s arrestII m fampager* * *busca nf: search* * *busca n (búsqueda) searchen busca de in search of / to look for -
105 estarle bien empleado a alguien / tenerlo bien empleado
estarle bien empleado a alguien / tenerlo bien empleadoto serve somebody right■ te está bien empleado, haberlo dejado en paz it serves you right, you should have left it aloneSpanish-English dictionary > estarle bien empleado a alguien / tenerlo bien empleado
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106 busca
Del verbo buscar: ( conjugate buscar) \ \
busca es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: busca buscar
busca sustantivo femenino ( búsqueda) search; salieron en su busca they set out to look for him ■ sustantivo masculino (Esp fam) pager, beeper (AmE), bleeper (BrE)
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; 2 (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a busca mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my thingsfue a busca un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi; ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that? verbo intransitivo to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawerbuscarse verbo pronominal 1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for 2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscame complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right; buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
busca
I sustantivo femenino search
ir en busca de, to go in search of
II m inv bleeper, pager
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work ' busca' also found in these entries: Spanish: batir - batida - confín - nacional - tras - buscar - interesado - orden - por English: after - bleeper - extortion - feel - fish - kerb-crawler - pasture - pursuit - root about - root around - scan - scavenge - scour - search - shake down - want - drill - scavenger -
107 buscar
Multiple Entries: buscar buscar algo
buscar ( conjugate buscar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹fama/fortuna› to seek; 2 (— en tren, a pie) I went to meet him at the airport;◊ vengo a buscar mis cosas I've come to collect o pick up my thingsfue a buscar un médico/un taxi he went to get a doctor/a taxi; ¿qué buscas con eso? what are you trying to achieve by that? verbo intransitivo to look;◊ busca en el cajón look o have a look in the drawerbuscarse verbo pronominal 1 ( intentar encontrar) to look for 2 ‹ problemas› to ask for;◊ no quiero buscarme complicaciones/problemas I don't want any trouble;tú te lo has buscado you've brought it on yourself, it serves you right; buscársela(s) (fam): te la estás buscando you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)
buscar verbo transitivo
1 to look for
2 (en la enciclopedia, en el diccionario) to look up
3 (conseguir, traer) to fetch: ve a buscar un poco de agua, go and fetch some water
4 (recoger cosas) to collect (recoger personas) to pick up: fue a buscarme al trabajo, she picked me up from work ' buscar' also found in these entries: Spanish: acudir - condicionamiento - ir - mirar - sistema - tienta - aguja - andar - bronca - camorra - colocación - pelea - perro - recoger - refugio - trabajo - venir English: advertise - collect - dig around - down-market - expressly - fetch - fish - forage - fumble - get - go for - hunt - instrumental - kerb-crawl - look - look for - look out for - look up - meet - needle - pick - pick up - prospect - pursue - scout around - search - search for - seek - seek after - spoil for - want - afield - call - collection - court - dig - feel - ferry - go - grope - house - job - nook - scout - send - trouble - woo -
108 aşa îţi trebuie!
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109 doigrać się
(-am, -asz); vr perfdoigrasz się! — you'll get yours!, you'll get your comeuppance!
* * *pf.smart for it, bite the bullet, face the music, be rightly served, get one's comeuppance; doigrasz się! you're looking for trouble!; doigrałeś się! you've asked for it!, serves you right!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > doigrać się
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110 te lo meriti!
te lo meriti!(positivo) you deserve it! (negativo) it serves you right! you've got what you deserve!\→ meritare -
111 chasse
I.chasse1 [∫as]1. feminine nouna. hunting• aller à la chasse aux papillons to go catching butterflies (PROV) qui va à la chasse perd sa place he who leaves his place loses itb. ( = période) hunting seasonc. ( = domaine) hunting groundd. ( = poursuite) chase• faire la chasse à [+ abus, erreurs] to track down2. compoundsII.chasse2 [∫as]feminine noun• chasse d'eau or des cabinets (toilet) flush• actionner or tirer la chasse to flush the toilet* * *ʃasaller à la chasse — to go shooting GB ou hunting US; ( à cheval) to go hunting
2) ( saison)la chasse est ouverte/fermée — it's the open/closed season
3) ( gibier)4) ( domaine) ( pour le petit gibier) shoot; ( pour le gros gibier) hunting groundchasse gardée — lit, fig preserve
5) ( poursuite) chasedonner la chasse à, prendre en chasse — to chase
6) ( recherche) hunting (à for)être à la chasse de or à — to be hunting for
la chasse, l'aviation de chasse — fighter planes (pl)
8) ( de WC)actionner la chasse — ( manette) to flush the toilet
tirer la chasse — ( chaîne) to pull the chain
•Phrasal Verbs:••qui va à la chasse perd sa place — Proverbe leave your place and you lose it
* * *ʃas nfLa chasse est ouverte. — The hunting season is open.
La chasse est fermée. — It's the close season Grande-Bretagne., It's the closed season USA.
2) (= poursuite) chaseprendre en chasse; donner la chasse à — to give chase to
3) (chasse d'eau) flush* * *chasse nf1 ( activité) gén hunting; ( au fusil) shooting; aller à la chasse (au lapin, pigeon etc) to go shooting GB ou hunting US; ( à cheval) to go hunting; aller à la chasse au chevreuil ( à courre) to go deer hunting; ( à pied) to go deer stalking; la chasse au sanglier boar hunting; la chasse au renard (fox) hunting; la chasse au pigeon/faisan pigeon/pheasant shooting; la chasse au lapin rabbit shooting, rabbiting; chasse au lièvre hare coursing; la chasse aux escargots snail hunting; la chasse aux papillons catching butterflies; chasse au trésor treasure hunt; ⇒ chien, cor, fusil, partie, pavillon, rendez-vous, tableau;2 ( saison) ( avec un fusil) shooting season; ( à cheval) hunting season; la chasse est ouverte/fermée it's the open/closed season; ⇒ ouverture;4 ( domaine) ( pour le petit gibier) shoot; ( pour le gros gibier) hunting ground; chasse gardée lit, fig preserve; c'est la chasse gardée des médecins it's the preserve of doctors; cette fille c'est chasse gardée○! hum hands off, she's private property○!; ⇒ action;5 ( participants) la chasse the hunt;6 ( poursuite) chase; donner la chasse à, prendre en chasse to chase; faire la chasse aux araignées/fourmis to wage war on spiders/ants; faire la chasse aux trafiquants to hunt down traffickers; faire la chasse aux abus/fraudes to search out abuses/fraud;7 ( recherche) hunting (à for); chasse aux autographes autograph-hunting; chasse aux emplois/logements job-/house-hunting; être à la chasse de or à to be hunting for; se mettre en chasse pour trouver qch to go hunting for sth; faire la chasse au mari/aux images to be looking for a husband/a good picture;9 ( de WC) chasse (d'eau) (toilet) flush; chasse automatique automatic flush; actionner la chasse ( manette) to flush the toilet; tirer la chasse ( chaîne) to pull the chain;10 (de roues, d'essieu) play; donner de la chasse à qch to loosen sth up a bit.chasse aérienne Mil aerial pursuit; chasse à l'affût hunting from a hide GB ou a blind US; chasse à la baleine whaling; chasse aux cerveaux head-hunting; chasse à courre hunting; chasse au faucon hawking; chasse au furet ferreting; chasse à l'homme manhunt; chasse photographique wildlife photography; chasse aux sorcières witch-hunt; chasse sous-marine Sport harpoon fishing, harpooning.qui va à la chasse perd sa place Prov leave your place and you (will) lose it.[ʃas] nom féminin1. [activité] hunting[occasion] huntchasse au daim/renard/tigre deer/fox/tiger hunta. [à courre] to go huntingb. [au fusil] to go shootinga. [activité] huntingb. [occasion] huntqui va à la chasse perd sa place (proverbe) if somebody takes your place it serves you right for leaving it empty2. [domaine - de chasse à courre] hunting grounds ; [ - de chasse au fusil] shooting ground‘chasse gardée’ ‘private, poachers will be prosecuted’3. [butin] gamefaire ou donner la chasse à un cambrioleur to chase after a burglar5. [recherche]faire la chasse à to search for, to (try to) track downse mettre en chasse pour trouver un emploi/une maison to go job-hunting/house-hunting6. AÉRONAUTIQUE7. [d'eau] flush————————en chasse locution adjectivale -
112 punir
punir [pyniʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb* * *pyniʀverbe transitif to punish* * *pyniʀ vtIl a été puni pour avoir menti. — He was punished for lying.
* * *punir verb table: finir vtr gén, Jur, Scol to punish [criminel, crime]; tu ne sors pas, tu es puni you're not going out, you're being punished; toute la classe est punie the whole class is being punished; être puni pour vol to be punished for stealing; il a été puni de sa paresse he has been punished for his laziness; je voulais qu'il ait des regrets mais c'est moi qui suis puni I wanted him to feel sorry but it is me who is being punished.[pynir] verbe transitif1. [élève, enfant] to punishêtre puni par la loi to be punished by law, to be prosecuted‘tout abus sera puni’ ‘penalty for improper use’ -
113 jolly jol·ly
['dʒɒlɪ]2. adv Britfam veramente, proprioyou've jolly well got to — devi assolutamente or proprio farlo
jolly good! old — benissimo!
3. vtto jolly sb along — (Brit: cheer up) cercare di tenere qn su di morale, (encourage) incoraggiare dolcemente qn
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114 аукаться
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > аукаться
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115 аукнуться
несовер. - аукаться;
совер. - аукнуться однокр. halloo to one another как аукнется, так и откликнется посл. ≈ serves you right, do as you would be done by;
as the call, so the echoБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > аукнуться
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116 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) þjóna2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) bera fram, framreiða3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) duga, nÿtast4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) gegna hlutverki/skyldu5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) sitja af sér6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) gefa upp2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) uppgjöf- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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117 serve
tálal, szolgál, szervál, felszolgál* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) (ki)szolgál2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) felszolgál; kiszolgál3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) szolgál vmiül4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) szolgál(atban áll)5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) (büntetését) tölti6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) adogat2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) adogatás (teniszben)- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up -
118 serve
n. servis, servis atışı, servis sırası————————v. hizmet etmek, servis yapmak, yerine getirmek, görev yapmak, hizmet vermek, hapis yatmak, yaramak, yararı dokunmak, kulluk etmek, müşteriye bakmak, yetmek, vermek, kötü davranmak, çektirmek, çalışmak, işine yaramak, el vermek, olanak tanımak, servis atışı yapmak* * *1. hizmet et (v.) 2. servis (n.)* * *[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) hizmet etmek2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) servis yapmak, vermek3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.)...-e/a yaramak, işini görmek4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) askerlik yapmak, asker olmak5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) hapis cezası çekmek, hapiste yatmak6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servis atmak2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) servis (atma)- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
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119 serve
• olla• olla palveluksessa• palvella• riittää• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• hyödyttää• jaella• vastata jotakin• varustaa• astuttaa• anniskella• kelvata• mennä• passata• menetellä• sopia• syöttääautomatic data processing• syöttö• tarjoillafinance, business, economy• tarjota• kärsiä* * *sə:v 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) palvella2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) tarjoilla, palvella3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) sopia4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) palvella, toimia5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) kärsiä6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) syöttää2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) syöttö- server- serving
- it serves you right
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- serve out
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120 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) kalpot2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) apkalpot; apgādāt (ar precēm)3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) noderēt; kalpot (kādam nolūkam)4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) dienēt; veikt pienākumu[]5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) izciest sodu6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servēt2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) serve- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up* * *kalpot, strādāt; dienēt; noderēt; apkalpot; apkalpot, rīkoties; būt labvēlīgam; pasniegt; izciest sodu; apieties, izturēties; aplecināt; oficiāli nodot; servēt; noturēt dievkalpojumu; serve
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serve someone right — (of something unpleasant) to be no more than deserved • • • Main Entry: ↑serve * * * be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune it would serve you right if Jeff walked out on you * * * serve someone right see ↑serve, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
serve right — serve (someone) right used to say that someone who has behaved badly deserves a particular punishment, problem, etc. “I hear his wife is divorcing him.” “It serves him right after the way he s treated her.” “He won t even talk to me.” “(It)… … Useful english dictionary
as you make your bed, so you must lie upon it — Cf. late 15th cent. Fr. comme on faict son lict, on le treuve, as one makes one’s bed, so one finds it. c 1590 G. HARVEY Marginalia (1913) 88 Lett them..go to there bed, as themselues shall make it. 1640 G. HERBERT Outlandish Proverbs no. 340 He… … Proverbs new dictionary
serve one right — phrasal : to deal with one as he deserves : be the just or fitting return for what one is or does they served him right for his thieving felt that his disgrace served him right it serves you right for trying to break into line … Useful english dictionary