in for it

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in for it

adjective

  1. idiomatic, not comparable Irrevocably committed to something.
  2. idiomatic, not comparable In trouble. when her ears were bent towards him, and I felt her form beneath me gathering up like whalebone, and her hind-legs coming under her, and I knew that I was in for it.

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@misc{in_for_it_2026,
  title = {in for it},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20for%20it},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}