have another thing coming

idiom

informal
used to say that someone is wrong or mistaken
If he thinks he can fool me, he has another thing coming.

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“Have another thing coming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20another%20thing%20coming. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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