John copied off my test paper. It would serve him right if he fails the test.
•It'd serve John right if he got arrested.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 someone right — serve (someone) right if something bad that happens serves someone right, they deserve it. It would serve you right if your children never spoke to you again. And she didn t get the promotion she d hoped for, which served her right for being so… … New idioms dictionary
serve someone right — ► serve someone right be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune. Main Entry: ↑serve … English terms dictionary
serve someone right — tv. to be just what someone deserves. □ It would serve you right if you lost your money. □ He fell down. It serves him right … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
serve someone right — be someone s deserved punishment or misfortune. → serve … English new terms dictionary
serve someone right — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deserve it, have it coming*, be fair, get one s dues, be rightly served, do justice to, do the right thing by, give the devil his due*; see also deserve … English dictionary for students
serve you right — serve (you) right you deserve the punishment that you received. After the way she treated him, it would serve her right if he left her. Usage notes: often said with an attitude of pleasure because someone you do not like is suffering … New idioms dictionary
serve one right — {v. phr.} To be what (someone) really deserves as a punishment; be a fair exchange for what (someone) has done or said or failed to do or say. * /He failed his exam; it served him right because he had not studied./ * /Bob said it served Sally… … Dictionary of American idioms
serve one right — {v. phr.} To be what (someone) really deserves as a punishment; be a fair exchange for what (someone) has done or said or failed to do or say. * /He failed his exam; it served him right because he had not studied./ * /Bob said it served Sally… … Dictionary of American idioms
serve\ smb\ right — v. phr. To be what (someone) really deserves as a punishment; be a fair exchange for what (someone) has done or said or failed to do or say. He failed his exam; it served him right because he had not studied. Bob said it served Sally right when… … Словарь американских идиом
serve somebody right — verb To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it. If my memory serves me right, we had a similar discussion a few months ago … Wiktionary
