let yourself in for

let yourself in for
let (yourself) in for
: to cause (yourself) to have or experience (something bad or unpleasant)

She's letting herself in for a lot of trouble/criticism.

When I agreed to help, I didn't know what I was letting myself in for. [=getting myself into]

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  • let yourself in for something — ˌlet sb/yourself ˈin for sth derived (informal) to involve sb/yourself in sth that is likely to be unpleasant or difficult • I volunteered to help, and then I thought ‘Oh no, what have I let myself in for!’ Main entry: ↑letderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • let oneself in for — (from Idioms in Speech) to be persuaded to do something I let myself in for several hours boredom every day, Dixon. A couple more won t break my back. (K. Amis) Oh, God, Christine, you don t want to come to that, you ll be bored stiff. How have… …   Idioms and examples

  • let somebody in for something — ˌlet sb/yourself ˈin for sth derived (informal) to involve sb/yourself in sth that is likely to be unpleasant or difficult • I volunteered to help, and then I thought ‘Oh no, what have I let myself in for!’ Main entry: ↑letderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • Let Yourself Go (Irving Berlin song) — Let Yourself Go is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1936 film Follow the Fleet , where it was introduced by Ginger Rogers.Notable recordings*Fred Astaire (1936) *Tony Bennett Bennett/Berlin (1987) *Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald… …   Wikipedia

  • let in for — let (yourself) in for : to cause (yourself) to have or experience (something bad or unpleasant) She s letting herself in for a lot of trouble/criticism. When I agreed to help, I didn t know what I was letting myself in for. [=getting myself into] …   Useful english dictionary

  • let — let1 W1S1 [let] v past tense and past participle let present participle letting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(allow)¦ 2¦(not stop something happening)¦ 3 let go 4 let somebody go 5¦(suggest/offer)¦ 6 let s see 7 let me think …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • let — let1 [ let ] (past tense and past participle let) verb *** ▸ 1 allow ▸ 2 for showing anger etc. ▸ 3 for giving order ▸ 4 rent room/house/etc. ▸ 5 in mathematics ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to allow something to happen: let someone/something do… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • let — 1 /let/ verb past tense and past participle letpresent participle letting 1 ALLOW (transitive not in passive) a) to allow someone to do something: I wanted to go out but my Dad wouldn t let me. | let sb do sth: She won t let her children play by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • let in — v. 1) (D; refl.) to let in for ( to cause ) (you ll let yourself in for a lot of trouble if you take her in as a partner) 2) (d; tr.) to let in on ( to share ) (to let smb. in on a secret) * * * [ let ɪn] (d; tr.) to let in on (to let in smb. in… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • let in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms let in : present tense I/you/we/they let in he/she/it lets in present participle letting in past tense let in past participle let in 1) let someone in to allow someone to enter a house, room etc Don t let… …   English dictionary

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