"come as no surprise" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: comes as no surprise [present, singular, third-person], coming as no surprise [participle, present], came as no surprise [past], come as no surprise [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> as no surprise}} come as no surprise (third-person singular simple present comes as no surprise, present participle coming as no surprise, simple past came as no surprise, past participle come as no surprise)
  1. (set phrase) To not be surprising; to be expected.
    Sense id: en-come_as_no_surprise-en-verb-Xy1iWn9Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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