have another think coming

have another think coming
have another think coming & have another guess coming
to have to rethink something because one was wrong the first time. (

Think

is a noun here.) •

She's quite wrong. She has another think coming if she wants to walk in here like that.

You have another guess coming if you think you can treat me like that!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • have another think coming — (informal) To be wrong in what one thinks (about future events or actions) • • • Main Entry: ↑think * * * have (got) another think coming informal used to express the speaker s disagreement with or unwillingness to do something suggested by… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have another think coming — have another think (coming) to need to consider something again. If you expected praise just for doing your job, you had another think coming. I really do know what I m talking about, and if you don t agree, you had better have another think …   New idioms dictionary

  • have another think coming — verb To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider ones plans or expectations. If you think youre going to marry my daughter, you have another think coming …   Wiktionary

  • if someone thinks something, they have another think coming — spoken phrase used for saying that someone believes they know what will happen, but they are wrong If she thinks I’ll help her, she has another think coming. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is not true or likelysynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • have another think — (coming) to need to consider something again. If you expected praise just for doing your job, you had another think coming. I really do know what I m talking about, and if you don t agree, you had better have another think …   New idioms dictionary

  • if someone thinks something, they have another think coming — spoken used for saying that someone believes they know what will happen, but they are wrong If she thinks I ll help her, she has another think coming …   English dictionary

  • have (got) another think coming — informal used to express disagreement. → think …   English new terms dictionary

  • You’ve got another think coming. — sent. You have made an error. Think again. □ If you think I’m going to let you get away with that, you’ve got another think coming. □ You’ve got another think coming if you think I’ll do it …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • think — think1 [ θıŋk ] (past tense and past participle thought [ θɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 believe something is true ▸ 2 have particular opinion ▸ 3 consider facts carefully ▸ 4 have something in your mind ▸ 5 remember someone/something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • think — I UK [θɪŋk] / US verb Word forms think : present tense I/you/we/they think he/she/it thinks present participle thinking past tense thought UK [θɔːt] / US [θɔt] past participle thought *** Get it right: think: The verb think is rarely used with an …   English dictionary

  • think — I. /θɪŋk / (say thingk) verb (thought, thinking) –verb (t) 1. to form or conceive in the mind; have in the mind as an idea, conception, or the like. 2. to turn over in the mind; meditate; ponder: he was thinking what it could mean. 3. to have the …  

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