be in for

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

be in for (third-person singular simple present is in for, present participle being in for, simple past was in for, past participle been in for)

1. (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: etwas kommt auf jmdn. zu
• Italian: essere in attesa
• Polish: kroić się impf
• Russian: ожида́ть (ru) impf (ožidátʹ), предви́деть (ru) impf (predvídetʹ), име́ть в перспекти́ве impf (imétʹ v perspektíve), быть под угро́зой impf (bytʹ pod ugrózoj)
• Spanish: caérsele el pelo (Spain, colloquial; usu. referring to a future event, e.g. se le va a caer el pelo)
• Ukrainian: очікувати (očikuvaty), не минути (ne mynuty)

See also

• have it coming
• have one's work cut out for one
• in for

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