For what purpose, what for, why

Synonym of what's done is done

A children's game in which one player takes the role of the wolf and the others repeatedly ask what the time is, taking steps forward accordingly (so "three o'clock" means three steps forward); finally the wolf calls "dinner time!" and chases the other players, a player becoming the wolf for the next round if caught. Alternatively, the last player to be caught becomes the wolf.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of get what's coming to one

present participle of get what's coming to one

Alternative form of everything old is new again

(idiomatic) To experience the consequences of one's actions.

Asks the interlocutor to give their phone number for subsequent communication.

If something is acceptable for one person, it is acceptable for another (often of the opposite sex). / One who treats others in a certain way should not complain about receiving the same treatment.

Literally, what is good for a female goose is equally good for a male goose (gander); or, what is good for a woman should be equally as good for a man.