Word info

expect the unexpected

Verb

Meaning

expect the unexpected (third-person singular simple present expects the unexpected, present participle expecting the unexpected, simple past and past participle expected the unexpected)

Do not be surprised by unusual events. Anything might happen.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect. Oscar Wilde

Well I'm still working on The Incredibles. So I'm going to take a little time off. I've got a couple of tricks up my sleeve. I'm not ready to talk about them yet, but expect the unexpected. Brad Bird

But life inevitably throws us curve balls, unexpected circumstances that remind us to expect the unexpected. I've come to understand these curve balls are the beautiful unfolding of both karma and current. Carre Otis

When you're in the news business, you always expect the unexpected. Helen Thomas

The one thing we can all be sure about in politics is you are as well to expect the unexpected. Charles Kennedy

No matter what, expect the unexpected. And whenever possible BE the unexpected. Lynda Barry

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