serve someone right

recht geschehen

Etwas Unangenehmes wegen des eigenen schlechten Verhaltens verdient haben.

In einfachem Englisch: If something unpleasant happens to you because of your bad behavior, you deserve it.

• It serves you right for lying.
• Losing the prize served him right after all his cheating.
• She ignored every warning, so it would serve her right if she got caught.

So benutzt man es: serve someone right for doing something (It serves him right for cheating.)

Synonyme: be deserved

Häufige Wendungen: serve someone right, serve someone right for

richtig in Erinnerung sein

Besonders bei der Erinnerung: jemanden nicht täuschen, sondern ihm die richtigen Informationen liefern.

In einfachem Englisch: To help someone correctly, especially when their memory gives them accurate information.

• If my memory serves me right, her name is Anna.
• My memory served me right about the address.
• If his memory serves him right, the shop closes at six.

So benutzt man es: if my memory serves me right (If my memory serves me right, we met in May.)

Synonyme: serve someone correctly

Häufige Wendungen: serve someone right, memory serve someone right