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You got nothing coming #1 (permalink) Wed Jul 05, 2006 23:47 pm   You got nothing coming
 

Hi,

I wonder what someone who says "you got nothing coming" means.
I've heard it in some movie about prison and I think it's related to prison language.
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You got nothing coming #2 (permalink) Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:49 am   You got nothing coming
 

Hi Quicklearner

That expression means "You have got nothing to look forward to" or "Nobody owes you anything".

It's not specifically "prison language".

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