serve someone right

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

自業自得 ― 人が当然受けるべき不利益な出来事に見舞われること。 / 当然の報い ― 自分の行動の結果、皮肉や不運な状況に陥ること。

After he stole from his colleagues and was fired, many felt that it would serve someone right.

彼が同僚から金品を盗んで解雇されたとき、多くの人はそれは当然の報いだと感じた。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, Of an unpleasant event) To happen to someone who is thought to deserve it.

"And they counts my money and tickets, when I gets home, to see if I's got the change; and if I han't they half kills me."

"And serves you right," said Jane, the pert chambermaid, "if you will take their money to get drunk on."

Sense（2）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see serve, right.

If my memory serves me right, we had a similar discussion a few months ago.

serves someone right

（ present singular third-person ）

serving someone right

（ participle present ）

served someone right

（ participle past ）

served someone right

（ past ）