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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Comeuppance/Put-down #15641 01/15/2001 2:12 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin I'm just guessing here, but if something 'comes up' then it may imply that it gets settled i.e. someone gets what they deserved, which until that point had not been even or fair... I'll clear the way for more qualified answers now .... :-) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Comeuppance/Put-down Chickie 01/15/2001 2:00 PM Re: Comeuppance/Put-down belligerentyouth 01/15/2001 2:12 PM Re: Comeuppance/Put-down wow 01/15/2001 3:07 PM Re: Just Deserts Faldage 01/15/2001 3:25 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,359 Members9,209 Most Online5,626 Mar 4th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 36 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,194 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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