just you wait

English

Phrase

just you wait

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

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 走着瞧 (zǒuzheqiáo), 等着瞧 (děngzhe qiáo)

• Finnish: varros vain, varos vain (folk-etymological), maltapas vain, odotas vain (or (colloquial) vain -> vaan in any of these)
• French: tu ne perds rien pour attendre, tu vas voir ce que tu vas voir (fr)
• Komi:

  Komi-Zyrian: энлы (enly)

• Polish: tylko poczekaj, ja ci dam
• Portuguese: você não perde por esperar, você vai ver
• Vietnamese: chưa biết mèo nào cắn mỉu nào

See also

• mark my words

References

• “just you wait” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.