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had another think coming

had another think coming is the simple past and past participle of have another think coming.

Meaning of have another think coming

Verb

have another think coming (third-person singular simple present has another think coming, present participle having another think coming, simple past and past participle had another think coming)

  1. (idiomatic) To be deluded, to be mistaken; to need to rethink something one has determined; to need to reconsider one's plans or expectations.
    • If you think you're going to marry my daughter, you have another think coming.

Questions about had another think coming

What is had another think coming the simple past and past participle of?
Had another think coming is the simple past and past participle of have another think coming.

Words near had another think coming in the dictionary

  1. had an affair
  2. had an easy time of it
  3. had an eye for
  4. had an in
  5. had another thing coming
  6. had another think coming
  7. had at
  8. had bats in one's belfry
  9. had been around
  10. had been around the block
  11. had best

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