to lie in wait
01
(of something bad) to be about to happen to one
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idiom
例
No one knows what lies in wait for us in the coming year.
02
to secretly wait for the right time to catch or attack an enemy or prey
idiom
例
The gunmen were lying in wait when Mr Predit came out of the hotel.
