it serves right

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to say that sth that has happened to sb is their own fault and they deserve it

   It serves me right for wishing on stars.

   - Shh! - It serves you right!

In the movies · 3

• It serves me right for wishing on stars.The Princess and the Frog2009
• - Shh! - It serves you right!Sons of the Desert1933
• It serves me right for even asking you.The Last Unicorn1982
• Well, it serves you right!Klaus2019
• Well, dinner is served. Right this way.Up2009
• Well, serves him right after that throw.Wedding Crashers2005
• That serves you right.The Mummy1999
• Serves her right. She was a terrible singer.Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004

Learn it in full scenes

• The Princess and the Frog2009
  • Mama Reads the Frog Prince
  • Tiana's Father Teaches Her to Dream
  • Tiana Works Toward Her Restaurant

From the same entry

• serve your turn
• serve two masters
• first come, first served
• if memory serves me well, correctly
• serve out
• serve up

More idioms

• or
• out of breath
• not the end of the world
• you know who
• feel free
• oh yeah
• be better off
• get started
• hold your breath
• a whole lot
• any minute
• the middle of nowhere