more than one bargained for

Meaning: (idiomatic)Anunexpectedand (usually)unwantedresultof a decision or action.1874,Ambrose Bierce, “Fables of Zambri, the Parsee”, inCobwebs From an Empty Skull:This wasmore than he had bargained for, and he squeaked shrilly with the pain.1919,Upton Sinclair, chapter 22, inJimmie Higgins:The sound of guns grew louder. . . . [W]hat if the Germans were to break through and sweep over all calculations? This was a littlemore than Jimmie Higgins had bargained forwhen he entered the recruiting-office in Leesville, U.S.A.!1987July 27,Cristina Garcia, “Law: Casting A Net at Green River”, inTime, retrieved23 May 2015:[T]hey found much andmore than they had bargained for. Nestled amid the weeds and debris near the bottom of the slope was a human skull.2015Jan. 14, "Bull elephant gets too close for comfort in Thai park" (video),New York Times(retrieved 23 May 2015):A bull elephant gave tourists in Thailandmore than they bargained foron Sunday when it sat on and rubbed itself along their cars.

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