Смысл: expect

expect[ıkʹspekt]
v
<Í> 1. ожидать, ждать
I expected you yesterday - я ждал вас вчера
I expect a telephone call - мне должны позвонить
I did not expect such a thing of you - такого я от тебя не ожидал
the conference is expected to meet in summer - конференция, по всей вероятности /как ожидают/, состоится летом
to be expecting - эвф. ожидать ребёнка
2. 1) рассчитывать, надеяться
I expect to be back on Sunday - я рассчитываю вернуться в воскресенье
it's not to be expected - на это нельзя рассчитывать
that's expecting too much - на это трудно надеяться
the boy's parents expected too much of him - родители возлагали на юношу слишком большие надежды
he expected respect [obedience] from his students [children] - он рассчитывал на уважение [повиновение] со стороны своих учеников [детей]
2) требовать
you do not expect me to do this work in a day, do you? - вы же не требуете, чтобы я сделал эту работу в один день (не так ли)?
a reporter is expected to have a good memory - для работы репортёра требуется хорошая память
a scholar is expected to know the latest works on his speciality - предполагается, что учёный знаком с новейшими трудами по своей специальности
guests are not expected to tip - у нас не принято давать чаевые
3. разг. предполагать, полагать, думать
I expect he'll come - думаю, что он придёт
will he be late? - I expect so - он опоздает? - Вероятно, /Думаю, что/ да
their job is expected to take between ten and twelve days - на эту работу у них уйдёт дней десять - двенадцать
the price is expected to rise higher - полагают, что цена повысится
I expect you are hungry - вы, наверное, голодны

expec Идиома

expect of

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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see when least expected.