Collocations for deserve - verb

certainly, definitely, really, surely
You really deserve a medal!

probably
justly, richly, rightfully (esp. AmE), rightly, truly
He finally received the recognition that he so richly deserved.

fully, thoroughly, totally, well
This hotel fully deserves its four-star grading.

clearly
Philip's efforts clearly deserve praise.

hardly, scarcely
It's true she made a mistake but she hardly deserves to lose her job.

for
She deserves some reward for all her hard work.

deserve better
His work received only a tiny mention in the journal; he deserves better.

well deserved
At last she managed to have a well-deserved rest.

Deserve is used with these nouns as the object:
acclaim, accolade, answer, apology, applause, attention, award, break, chance, condemnation, congratulations, consideration, contempt, credit, criticism, examination, explanation, fate, forgiveness, gratitude, hearing, inclusion, investigation, kudos, love, mark, medal, mention, mercy, penalty, pity, popularity, praise, promotion, punishment, recognition, reputation, respect, rest, reward, scorn, scrutiny, slap, support, sympathy, thanks, thrashing, title, treat, treatment, trust, win