be in for it1 BLAME spoken to be likely to be blamed or punished 要挨骂;要受罚 You’ll be in for it if she finds out what you’ve done! 要是她发现你干的事,你就麻烦了!
be (in) for it• Gladstone, Cobden and Bright were for it.• Literacy is a lot like motherhood; everybody claims to be for it.• Oh no, Carla groaned, now she was in for it.• The businessmen of Seattle are for it.• We do not know what legal or moral basis there was for it.• West Coast shippers are for it.• Whatever you picked, you were in for it.• Life's so fantastic that my number one wish is for it to stay that way.
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2 informalPUNISH if someone is in for it, they are going to be punished 将受到惩罚 If they find out what I’ve done, I’ll be in for it, won’t I? 如果他们发现我做的事,我会受到惩罚的,是不是?
be in for it• The hills are very dry; if we get any more hot winds we could be in for it.• Oh no, Carla groaned, now she was in for it.• Whatever you picked, you were in for it.
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