to have a surprise in store for sb
1in store (for somebody) — in store (for sb) idiom waiting to happen to sb • We don t know what life holds in store for us. • If she had known what lay in store for her, she would never have agreed to go. • …
2in store for someone — in store (for (someone/something)) planned or likely to happen. We have a big surprise in store for you. She s got a difficult few months in store, with her husband s illness …
3in store for something — in store (for (someone/something)) planned or likely to happen. We have a big surprise in store for you. She s got a difficult few months in store, with her husband s illness …
4in store for — in store (for (someone/something)) planned or likely to happen. We have a big surprise in store for you. She s got a difficult few months in store, with her husband s illness …
5surprise — 1 noun 1 EVENT (C) an unexpected or unusual event: Joan! What a lovely surprise to see you again! | surprise visit/announcement/attack etc: Let s pay grandma a surprise visit. | US forces launched a surprise attack on the Panamanian capital. |… …
6surprise — sur|prise1 W2S3 [səˈpraız US sər ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(event)¦ 2¦(feeling)¦ 3 take/catch somebody by surprise 4 take somebody/something by surprise 5¦(gift/party etc)¦ 6 surprise guest/visitor etc 7 surprise! 8 9¦(method)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
7surprise — I UK [sə(r)ˈpraɪz] / US [sərˈpraɪz] noun Word forms surprise : singular surprise plural surprises *** Ways of expressing surprise: Goodness!/Good heavens!/(Oh) my God → used for showing that you are surprised Good grief! → used for showing that… …
8surprise — sur|prise1 [ sər praız ] noun *** 1. ) count an unusual or unexpected event: There were few surprises in the basketball playoffs this year. come as a surprise: Holman s arrest came as a surprise to the entire community. come as no surprise: Given …
9in\ store — • in store • in reserve adj or adv. phr. 1. Saved up in case of need; ready for use or for some purpose. If the electricity goes off, we have candles in store in the closet. The squirrel has plenty of nuts in store for the winter. Compare: in… …
10in store — {adj.} or {adv. phr.} 1. Saved up in case of need; ready for use or for some purpose. * /If the electricity goes off, we have candles in store in the closet./ * /The squirrel has plenty of nuts in store for the winter./ Compare: IN RESERVE, IN… …