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it serves you right

it serve you right
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [it surv yoo rahyt]
    • /ɪt sɜrv yu raɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [it surv yoo rahyt]
    • /ɪt sɜrv yu raɪt/

Definition of it serves you right words

  • phrase it serves you right If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them. 0

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Parts of speech for It serves you right

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

it serves you right popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

it serves you right usage trend in Literature

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