be in for a surprise



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be in for a surprise

To be guaranteed to receive or experience an unexpected outcome, especially a negative one. If you think being a parent is easy, then you're in for a surprise!
See also: surprise

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mihangel-Welsh
Neha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Kannada, Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Telugu
Kunzang-Tibetan, Bhutanese
AntonAHN-tawn (German), ahn-TON (Russian, Ukrainian), AHN-ton (Finnish)German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Macedo
DomhnallDO-nahlScottish, Irish
Bullock['bulək]