come as no surprise

idiom

: to be expected
It came as no surprise to me.

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The situation in Idaho and Mississippi should come as no surprise, though. Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 June 2023 Itchy eyes, a scratchy throat and a cough probably come as no surprise when the air is thick with wildfire smoke. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 8 June 2023 To those of us in the civic-education space, these scores come as no surprise. Hans Zeiger, National Review, 4 June 2023 That desire to keep going should come as no surprise to anyone who has popped into Cut or Spago in Beverly Hills on a random weeknight only to see the chef still bobbing around the dining room and kitchen; long past time when celeb chefs of his stature are still fixtures in their restaurants. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for come as no surprise

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“Come as no surprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20as%20no%20surprise. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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