Language: just deserts [MW]

(Thanks to Nicole Stockdale of A Capital Idea)

Main Entry: de·sert
Pronunciation: di-'z&rt
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English deserte, from Anglo-French, from feminine of desert, past participle of deservir to deserve
1 : the quality or fact of deserving reward or punishment
2 : deserved reward or punishment -- usually used in plural "got their just deserts"
3 : EXCELLENCE, WORTH