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let (oneself) in for

let (oneself) in for

 
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let
part of speech: phrase
definition: to allow the possibility for something to enter one's life; to commit oneself to some possibility.
By signing that contract, he was letting himself in for trouble.She let herself in for heartache when she married that awful man.When he accepted the assignment, he let himself in for some dangerous work.I hope you know what you're letting yourself in for if you decide to do this.