come as no surprise
Be entirely expected
Come as no surprise is a common way of saying that something is not surprising.
- expectedRegarded as likely
- predictableAble to be foreseen
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- foregone conclusionResult assumed beforehand
- foreseeableAble to be anticipated
bound to happen · inevitability · par for the course · same old story · normal · obvious · typical · goes without saying · probable · likely · logical · told you so · precedents · resignation · patterns · trends · habits · routines
expectedness
come as no surprisecatch off guard
blindside · come out of nowhere · take by surprise · catch unawares · throw for a loop
emotional impact of revelation
come as no surpriseblow one's mind
come, comes, coming, surprise, surprises, surprised, surprising, surprisingly, unsurprising