Expect the unexpected In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "expect the unexpected", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Caroline Tran

2021-04-01 01:04

Meaning of Expect the unexpected

Synonyms:

for the unexpected , for the unpredictable , ready for anything

Expect the unexpected verb phrase

To not wonder, worry or be surprised about what is not predicted will happen in life because anything could happen

Do you want to know why I'm not too upset about my failure? Because I always expect the unexpected.

Sometimes, the secret to stay happy is to expect the unexpected.

Other phrases about:

to keep your spirits up

To stay optimistic and positive; to encourage someone in a difficult situation

move on to bigger/better things

To become better

with gay abandon

without thinking clearly about the results of an action

stroll arm in arm

People's arms linked together to show the intimacy between two people.

Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner

Anyone who has talent should not be prevented from showing it or expressing it.

Grammar and Usage of Expect the unexpected

Verb Forms

expected the unexpected
expecting the unexpected
expects the unexpected

The verb "expect" should be conjugated according to its tense.

Origin of Expect the unexpected

The phrase is believed to be first recorded by Heraclitus (c.535 BC - 475 BC): "If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; for it is hard to be sought out, and difficult".