Idiom
have another think coming
Meaning
To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“If he thinks I will help, he has another think coming.”
“She told her boss she deserved a raise, but he had another think coming if he expected an easy yes.”
“The critics, convinced the novel would flop, had another think coming when it topped the bestseller list for six months.”
Examples
simple
“If he thinks I will help, he has another think coming.”
contextual
“She told her boss she deserved a raise, but he had another think coming if he expected an easy yes.”
complex
“The critics, convinced the novel would flop, had another think coming when it topped the bestseller list for six months.”
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