bargain for

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bargain for

(intr, preposition) to expect; anticipate (a style of behaviour, change in fortune, etc.) he got more than he bargained for

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vi +prep obj (inf: = expect) → rechnen mit, erwarten; I hadn’t bargained for that → damit hatte ich nicht gerechnet; I got more than I bargained for → ich habe vielleicht mein blaues Wunder erlebt! (inf); (in argument also) → ich habe vielleicht eins draufbekommen! (inf)

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