anticipate期待;希望 The whole family expects great things of him.全家人对他抱以很大期望。 Parents usually expect too much of their children.父母往往都对子女寄予太多希望。
when least expected
Idiom(s): when least expected
Theme: SURPRISE
when one does not expect (something). • An old car is likely to give you trouble when least expected. • My pencil usually breaks when least expected.
measure up to one's expectations
Idiom(s): measure up (to one's expectations)
Theme: ACHIEVEMENT
to be as good as one expects. • This meal doesn't measure up to my expectations. • Why doesn't it measure up?
expecting a child
Idiom(s): expecting (a child)
Theme: PREGNANCY
pregnant. (A euphemism.) • Tommy's mother is expecting a child. • Oh, I didn't know she was expecting.
Meet your expectations
If something doesn't meet your expectations, it means that it wasn't as good as you had thought it was going to be; a disappointment.
What can you expect from a hog but a grunt?
(USA) This means that you can't expect people to behave in a way that is not in their character- a 'hog' is a 'pig', so an unrefined person can't be expected to behave in a refined way.
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