see something coming

Related to word: see

Idiom

Definition

  1. To anticipate or foresee that something will occur.

    預料到某事將會發生。

    • We saw the company restructuring coming, so we weren't surprised.

      我們預料到了公司會重組,所以並不感到驚訝。

    • When she started complaining about her job constantly, we saw her leaving coming.

      當她開始不斷抱怨她的工作時,我們就預料到她會離職。

    • There were clear signs in the market, we saw the economic downturn coming a long time ago.

      市場上有明顯的跡象,我們早就預料到了經濟衰退。