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what

See:

COME WHAT MAY,

GET WHAT'S COMING TO ONE,

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,

JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED,

SO WHAT.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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just what the doctor ordered

[just what the doctor ordered] {n. phr.}, {informal} Exactly what is needed or wanted. * /"Ah! Just what the doctor ordered!" exclaimed Joe when Mary brought him a cold soda./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[doctor] See: [JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[have it coming] {v. phr.} To deserve the good or bad things that happen to you. * /I feel sorry about Jack's failing that course, but he had it coming […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get what's coming to one

[get what's coming to one] or {slang} [get one's] {v. phr.} To receive the good or bad that you deserve; get what is due to you; get your share. * […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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