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get one's comeuppance What does get one's comeuppance mean?	to get the punishment that one deserves	The woman got her comeuppance when she was forced to apologize to the other woman in the company.
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Whatever will be, will be. What does "Whatever will be, will be." mean?	things will just happen and there is little that we can do about it	Whatever will be will be and it is not possible to predict what will happen in the future.
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better to be a live dog than a dead lion What does "better to be a live dog than a dead lion" mean?	it is better to be a live coward than a dead hero (this is from Ecclesiastes in the Bible)	It is better to be a live dog than a dead lion so I walked away and did not try and fight with the man.
come a cropper What does "come a cropper" mean?	to fail	I think that the man will come a cropper in the chess tournament.
Keep your fingers crossed What does "Keep your fingers crossed" mean?	If you are keeping your fingers crossed, you are hoping for a positive outcome.
in (someone's) black books What does "in (someone's) black books" mean?	to be in disgrace or out of favor with someone	The boy is in his girlfriend's black books because he was late for their date.
at the end of the day What does "at the end of the day" mean?	when everything else has been taken into consideration	At the end of the day, it was impossible to get the money to build the house.

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Get One's Comeuppance Idiom