be in for a shock

To be guaranteed to receive or experience an unexpectedly jarring outcome, especially a negative one. If you think being a parent is easy, then you're in for a shock! Mary's been so sheltered all her life that she'll be in for a shock when she has to start paying her own bills.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Martzel	-	Basque
BjÖRn	BYUURN (Swedish, German), PYUURN (Icelandic)	Swedish, Icelandic, German, Ancient Scandinavian
JÓZefa	yuw-ZEF-ah	Polish
Cronus	KRO-nəs (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Applewhaite	['æplhweit]
Zacharie	za-ka-REE	French