be in for

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

(idiomatic) To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
The weather forecast says we are in for three feet of snow over the next week.

Translations

able to expect

Chinese:
Mandarin: 可能會遭到, 可能会遭到 (kěnéng huì zāodào)
Finnish: olla luvassa, olla odotettavissa
French: en avoir pour (fr)

German: please add this translation if you can
Italian: essere in attesa
Russian: ожидать (ru) (ožidatʹ), предвидеть (ru) (predvidetʹ) неприятное (ru) (neprijatnoje)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

See also

have one's work cut out for one

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