serve sb right

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Definitions of serve sb right words

phrase serve sb 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
noun serve sb right to be what someone deserves, for doing something wrong or foolish 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% 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".

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