From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomebody had (got) it comingsomebody had (got) it comingREGRET/FEEL SORRY#used to say that you are not sorry that something bad has happened to someone, because they deserved it I’m not surprised his wife left him – he’s had it coming for years. → have
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somebody had (got) it coming• Put like that and you might think they had it coming.• That pair obviously just had it coming.• He had it coming, and I did him in. 