be in for

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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.

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

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