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cultural desert Idiome

get one's just deserts

Idiom(s): get one's just deserts

Theme: CONSEQUENCES

to get what one deserves.
• I feel better now that Jane got her just deserts. She really insulted me.
• Bill got back exactly the treatment that he gave out. He got his just deserts.

desert a sinking ship

Idiom(s): desert a sinking ship AND leave a sinking ship

Theme: ABANDONMENT

to leave a place, a person, or a situation when things become difficult or unpleasant. (Rats are said to be the first to leave a ship that is sinking.)
• I hate to be the one to desert a sinking ship, but I can't stand it around here anymore.
• There goes Tom. Wouldn't you know he'd leave a sinking ship rather than stay around and try to help?

Just deserts

If a bad or evil person gets their just deserts, they get the punishment or suffer the misfortune that it is felt they deserve.

Like a rat deserting a sinking ship

If people leave a company because they know that it's about to have serious problems, or turn their back on a person about to be in a similar situation, they are said to be like rats deserting a sinking ship.

desert

desert
In addition to the idiom beginning with desert, also see just deserts.

cultural desert

Any abode that is characterized by accepting a audible abridgement of complexity, vibrancy, vitality, or absorption in bookish and aesthetic activity. After active in New York City for seven years, this little boondocks is article of a cultural arid by comparison. Once advised a cultural desert, the country is now abundant with new museums, absurd amphitheater productions, and a absolutely active and all-embracing music scene.Learn more: desert

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