be in for

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

be 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, 可能会遭到 (kěnéng huì zāodào)

• Finnish: olla luvassa, olla odotettavissa
• French: en avoir pour (fr)
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• 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

Anagrams

• bonfire