gotten one's feet wet (verb) break the ice: prepare the way
Sinonime: assume,
await, bargain for, be afraid,
conjecture, count chickens, count on, cross the bridge,
divine,
entertain*,
figure,
forecast,
foresee, foretaste, foretell, have a hunch, hope for, jump the gun, look for, look forward to, plan on, prepare for, prevision, prognosticate, promise oneself, prophesy,
see, see coming, see in the cards,
suppose,
visualize,
wait, wait for
Antonime: be amazed, be surprised,
doubt