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have another thing coming

have another thing coming is the alternative form 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.

Forms of have another thing coming

third-person singular presenthas another thing coming
present participlehaving another thing coming
past participlehad another thing coming
pasthad another thing coming

Questions about have another thing coming

What is have another thing coming the alternative form of?
Have another thing coming is the alternative form of have another think coming.

Words near have another thing coming in the dictionary

  1. have an accident
  2. have an affair
  3. have an easy time of it
  4. have an eye for
  5. have an in
  6. have another thing coming
  7. have another think
  8. have another think coming
  9. have another thought coming
  10. have at
  11. have at you

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