cubezero3
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get more than you bargained for - to have more problems than you had expected
Longman Pocket Idioms Dictionary First Edition
I would use the simple present tense here. But I do vaguely recall seeing similar usage of the past perfect tense on several occasions. So I guess this usage is not wrong.
Is there a reason the past perfect tense is used instead of the simple present tense? I know the common usage is when you have a past event and need to expressly place another past event before it. This doesn't seem the case.
On a side note, is it possible to use the present perfect tense in its stead?
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