more than bargained for

more than somebody/something bargained for

something in addition to what was expected The pain caused by the operation was much more than I bargained for.

Usage notes: often used with get: Sarah was looking for a challenge, but she may have gotten more than she bargained for in this job.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
FelicitÁS	-	Hungarian
Christoffel	kris-TAWF-fəl	Dutch (Archaic)
Guglielmo	gool-LYEL-mo	Italian
Aline	ə-LEEN (Portuguese), ay-LEEN (English)	French, Portuguese (Brazilian), English
Philippa	FIL-i-pə (English), fi-LIP-ə (English)	English (British), German
Selima	-	Arabic