Choose the right phrase.
“She had been doing her husband wrong for years. Now that they’re divorced and he has the house, the money, and custody of the kids—well, all I can say is: she got her ____________.”
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The correct phrase is “just deserts.” The “deserts” is etymologically related to the word “deserve.” It means to get what one deserves.
People probably confuse these two because, just like a dessert that comes at the end of a meal, a person’s “just deserts” comes at the end of a sequence of bad behaviors or decisions. However, that conflation is incorrect. No sugary confections come in play here.
@The_Whore_of_Blahbylon
Missed the poll, but I would have known it was pronounced like "desserts", and might have forgotten it wasn't spelled that way... :)
