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have another guess coming

Idioms  
  1. Also, have another think coming. Be mistaken and therefore have to reconsider or rethink one's answer. For example, If you think you can fool me, you have another guess coming, or John thinks he convinced me; well, he has another think coming. A related idiom is guess again, often used in the imperative, as in You think that car cost $20,000? Guess again! [Colloquial; first half of 1900s]


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"You have another guess coming yet," said Jolly Bill.

From The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow by Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis)

"I think you have another guess coming, Mr. Car Manager," replied Phil calmly.

From The Circus Boys on the Plains : or, the Young Advance Agents Ahead of the Show by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

"Sure, ye have another guess coming Jack, me bye, and that's no lie," remarked Jimmie, a smile beginning to creep over his wide face.

From Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise or, The Dash for Dixie by Arundel, Louis

If you have visions of seeing Phil chased over the back lot by any stepmother, you have another guess coming.

From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana

"I guess you will have another guess coming," warned Phil.

From The Circus Boys in Dixie Land : or, Winning the Plaudits of the Sunny South by Darlington, Edgar B. P.

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