出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第246页（207字）
所判的罪责和所犯的罪相符合；亦指活该受罪，例他老是喜欢恶作剧，如今遭众人愚弄，真是罪有应得。
He has always liked to play practical jokes on others．This time people made a fool of him，it serves him right．