# get it

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/get-it
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To receive a negative thing: to receive punishment; to receive a retaliation; to receive a beating; to get what's coming to one; to feel someone's wrath.

## Examples

- If you cheat, you'll get it from the teacher.
- The bully didn't realize his victim's older brother was waiting around the corner to make him get it.
- Having betrayed the syndicate's trust, the informant knew he would get it before dawn, and spent his final hours in trembling anticipation of their inevitable retribution.

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