# just deserts

Pronunciation: US/AUS say "just duh-ZURTS" /dʒʌst dəˈzɚts/; UK say "just di-ZURTS" /dʒʌst dɪˈzɜːts/

## Idiom

1. A punishment or reward that is seen as what the person receiving it deserved.
   - Simple: A punishment or reward that a person gets and that people feel they deserved.
   - _The con artist who had swindled dozens of retirees received his just deserts: a twelve-year prison sentence._
   - _Fans felt the veteran quarterback got his just deserts when he won a championship in his final season._

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