Mohit
what does "you're in for a rude awakening" mean?

 I was chatting on social media about politics and one native speaker replied to me like this

we have a saying here, "he who laughs last laughs best", so I'm thinking your in for a rude awakening !

My doubt is ' what does 'Your in for a rude awakening' mean?

Aug 19, 2017 5:53 AM
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Hello Mohit,

It means that the person you are conversing with believes that you are mistaken about something, and that the truth will shock you (it may be upsetting, unpleasant, etc.).
August 19, 2017
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It's similar to "You're in for a shock!"

You're in for a rude AWAKENING suggests the person speaking thinks the person spoken to is a little naive, perhaps.

August 19, 2017
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make sure you are using you're, the short form of you are, not your which is possessive (your car; your house; etc). 

As Clara says, You're (you are) in for a rude awakening means you will learn some information that you did not expect and may come as a shock.

August 19, 2017
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"To be in for a rude awakening" is an established idiom and so it has been used correctly here (leaving aside the spelling mistake).

I would define "to be in for" as "to be already in a situation where one can expect....."  Here is another example: 

e.g. If you want to watch a good football match, well, you're in for a treat tonight.  West Ham United always play exciting football and today's match was no exception.

Look up also "in for a penny, in for a pound" which is a well known idiom.



August 19, 2017
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Thanks Clara and david, Well, I came across a video on youtube for the phrase "to be in for" and the guy is saying "to be in for = I predict you'll have". So, acc to this structure sentence will be like..."I predict You'll have a rude awakening."  so, I wanted to ask....Is that phrase 'to be in for' is correct for this sentence" you're in for a rude awakening'. 
August 19, 2017