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Two questions: I don't have any pencil... | "Surprise" or "Surprised"
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You got nothing coming Thu Jul 06, 2006 0:47 am  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 Thu Jul 06, 2006 7:49 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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