Expecting
Both words in one sentence
- A Fan Speak phrase: this is what you say to yourself when someone gets their first serious role, instead of the goof-off they've always been, and you're at least half-expecting a train wreck, and then... wow!
Source: Sugar Wiki / He Really Can Act -
When Athos, Porthos and Aramis arrive to rescue Philippe, he's ready and waiting for them rather than being the emotional wreck they were expecting.
Source: Film / The Man in the Iron Mask -
Ratchet is forced by Sari to help the expecting couple out as a way of working on his people skills, but the Autobot's grumpy attitude and the chaos caused by Wreck-Gar only worsen Spike's fear for the safety of his wife and yet-to-be-born child.
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