(just) as I expected

As I anticipated or suspected. The phrase is often said with a note of annoyance or frustration. My mother stole all the attention at my birthday party, just as I expected. As I expected, I didn't get the promotion. The boss just doesn't like me.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Biel	-	Catalan
Babatunde	-	Western African, Yoruba
Annika	AHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Kiril	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
KincsŐ	-	Hungarian
Augustine (2)	o-goos-TEEN (French), ow-guws-TEE-nə (German)	French, German