Meaning of be in for | Babel Free
Definitions
To be able to expect or anticipate; to be about to suffer, generally said of something unpleasant.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
etwas kommt auf jmdn. zu
Français
en avoir pour
Italiano
essere in attesa
Polski
kroić się
Українська
очі́кувати
Examples
“The weather forecast says we are in for three feet of snow over the next week.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.