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poetic justice

noun

🔊/pəʊˌetɪk ˈdʒʌstɪs/

🔊/pəʊˌetɪk ˈdʒʌstɪs/

[uncountable]

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a situation in which something bad happens to somebody, and you think that this is what they deserve报应；应得的惩罚