Phrase guide

just you wait

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Indicates that something unpleasant is going to happen to the interlocutor, and the speaker is glad about it, as in vengeance or punishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 走着瞧 (zǒuzheqiáo) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等着瞧 (děngzhe qiáo) — Translations
  • Finnish: varros vain — Translations
  • Finnish: varos vain — Translations
  • Finnish: maltapas vain — Translations
  • Finnish: odotas vain — Translations
  • French: tu ne perds rien pour attendre — Translations
  • French: tu vas voir ce que tu vas voir — Translations
  • Komi-Zyrian: энлы (enly) — Translations
  • Polish: tylko poczekaj — Translations
  • Polish: ja ci dam — Translations
  • Portuguese: você não perde por esperar — Translations
  • Portuguese: você vai ver — Translations
  • Vietnamese: chưa biết mèo nào cắn mỉu nào — Translations