get what you deserve
to be correctly punished for your mistakes or bad behaviour
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To be punished
take the rap (for something)
to be blamed or punished, especially for something that you did not do
reap what you sow
used for saying that something happens to someone because of what they have done in the past
get it
to be punished for something
cop it
to be punished
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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