It may appear that they're getting ahead by cheating, but they'll get their just deserts in the end.
The student got his just deserts because he had not finished his homework for two weeks.
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Nearby phrases
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denial ain't just a river in Egyptdon't just stand there like dying calf …fun is just a lighthearted giftI just work hereis it just meis that a gun in your pocket or are you…just a heavy dewjust a minutejust a minutejust a minutejust a secondjust a secondjust a secondjust aboutjust another pretty facejust folksjust folksjust for funjust get on with [it]just in casejust in casejust killed a woman, feeling goodjust like thatjust like thatjust sayingjust the samejust what the doctor orderedjust you waitjust you wait and see!life is just a bowl of cherries
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