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Discover Ludwig"had it coming" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used to describe when someone or something deserves or is deserving of a particular action or consequence as a result of their behaviour or actions. For example: "After lying to her friend, she had it coming when they stopped being friends."
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had it coming
verb
Past of have it coming
Exact(55)
"They had it coming".
We had it coming.
(He had it coming!).
I'll admit I had it coming.
In other words, I had it coming.
In other words, they had it coming.
Similar(5)
Where had it come from?
But, still, where had it come from?
How had it come to this?
But where had it come from?
Why had it come down?
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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