This expression means to receive the treatment one deserves, especially punishment or retribution. The saying derives from the verb 'come up' in its common senses - 'rise' and 'present itself', even the relationship between the meaning of the phrase and that of the verb 'come up' is not clear. The current phrase first appeared in print in the middle of the nineteenth century.

Übersetzung:

die Quittung kriegen

Gegenteil(e)

The opposite of "to get one's comeuppance" is "to get away with something".

Synonym(e):

You could also say: to get one's just deserts.