Have It Coming (to Someone) Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Have It Coming (to Someone) Idiom mean?

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have it coming (to someone) What does have it coming (to someone) mean?	deserve punishment	He really has it coming after causing many problems in his company.
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nothing doing What does "nothing doing" mean?	I will not do it, certainly not	"Nothing doing. I am not going to stay and work late again this evening."

go ahead What does "go ahead" mean?	to move forward	It was difficult to go ahead quickly in the line.
go off the deep end What does "go off the deep end" mean?	to become angry or emotional	The man went off the deep end when he saw his picture in the paper.
piss-ant What does "piss-ant" mean?	person of no value
for peanuts What does "for peanuts" mean?	for very little money, for almost nothing	I was able to buy a used computer for peanuts.
around the clock What does "around the clock" mean?	all day and all night	We worked around the clock to get the store ready to open.
sit on one's hands What does "sit on one's hands" mean?	to do nothing, to fail to help	The manager sat on her hands and refused to do anything about the complaints that she had received.

keep one's hand in (something) What does "keep one's hand in (something)" mean?	to retain one's control of something, to practice something so that you do not forget it	The animal trainer is trying to keep his hand in his work even though he has retired.
have a thing going with (someone) What does "have a thing going with (someone)" mean?	have a romantic relationship with someone	I think that the secretary has a thing going with one of the salesmen.
paint oneself into a corner What does "paint oneself into a corner" mean?	to get into a bad situation that is difficult or impossible to get out of	My friend has painted himself into a corner now that he has begun to fight with his supervisor.
check What does "check" mean?	inter. okay; yes; right
at the end of one`s rope What does "at the end of one`s rope" mean?	at the limit of one`s ability to cope or deal with something	I am at the end of my rope about what to do about my problems at work.

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Have It Coming (to Someone) Idiom