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having another think coming

having another think coming is the present participle and gerund 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 having another think coming

What is having another think coming the present participle and gerund of?
Having another think coming is the present participle and gerund of have another think coming.

Words near having another think coming in the dictionary

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

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