LingakuFrequency rank: 7,315. – 7,327.
- paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sowyojijukugo
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
This phrase is used to indicate that a person is experiencing the negative outcomes of their own actions, often implying that the consequences are deserved because of their previous behavior.
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じごうじとく自業自得のばつ罰the punishment of paying for one's own mistakesじごうじとく自業自得のけっか結果the result of reaping what you sowじごうじとく自業自得をみとめる認めるto acknowledge one's own faultsじごうじとく自業自得のきょうくん教訓the lesson learned from one's own actionsじごうじとく自業自得のれい例an example of getting one's just desertsじごうじとく自業自得だとおもう思うI think it's paying for one's own mistakesじごうじとく自業自得のじょうきょう状況a situation of suffering the consequences of one's own actionsじごうじとく自業自得をけいけん経験するto experience the consequences of one's own actionsじごうじとく自業自得といえるcan be said to be one's just desertsじごうじとく自業自得のしんきょう心境the mindset of accepting one's own consequences
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It will serve you right if she never speaks to you again.
You're always lying- that's why people don't take you seriously. You get what you deserve.