Lower Your Expectations 

A saying that means the more you expect out of something, the more disappointed you'll be when the outcome arrives. So always lower your expectations so you won't feel disappointed about the outcome, but never worry about it either.

If at first you don't succeed, lower your expectations.

Lower Your Expectations by CelticEagle February 13, 2019

expectation 

to look high of, above normal

expectation by Anonymous October 31, 2003

Expectations

What you want to happen even though it never aligns with reality

On his way to the party, Tom thought his expectations (fucking Summer) would align with reality. To bad he found out it was an engagement party.

Expectations by Hurtingchampion May 27, 2011

Great Expectations 

An extremely boring novel by Charles Dickens, following the story of Pip, a little kid whose parents died. His sister, Ms. Joe and her husband Joe raise him. Ms. Joe is actually a fucking dick to Pip. I zoned out at this point but Pip went to Ms. Havisham’s mansion. Havisham is this crazy lady who was left at the altar and instead of getting over it, she stopped all of her clocks, never threw away the food and never took off her dress. She also had this adopted (i think) niece named Estella. Pip starts simping hard for estella, and again i zoned out but Pip was simping so hard that he followed estella to London. He became a douchebag to try and impress her, but his London joyride was running out of funds. When he found out who was giving him the money, it was some criminal he met in the very beginning of the book and instead of being grateful he was upset it wasn’t Havisham. Idk what happens after that but honestly i’m not looking forward to reading the rest.

“hey man wanna read great expectations”

“id rather fuck my dog”

Great Expectations by lowqua1itynerd January 23, 2020

Great expectation 

Expecting someone to do something like work 4 jobs or fly.

The girl wanted to see somebody fly freely (without being in an aircraft or having a parachute) even though nobody could do that. The people who tried to live up to her expectations are all dead, those who watched them die didn't find her great expectations liberating at all.

Great expectation by Solid Mantis August 19, 2019

Shooting myself in the dick and expecting to survive 

When someone suggests you stop or start doing something absolutely ridiculous that will affect something important to you, like your swag, your family or your life

Jack: Hey Joe, what are you giving up for lent?
Joe: Nothing, why?
Jack: Oh good. Can you give up chocolate with me?
Joe: No man, that's like shooting myself in the dick and expecting to survive

Shooting myself in the dick and expecting to survive by Oh my my July 2, 2015

manage expectations 

corporate doublespeak for "we don't want to do our best, so let's make sure people think we're doing our best without revealing that we're not doing our best" -- anything in which you have to "manage expectations" means you could probably devote more time and effort to making things better, but you just don't feel like it

Marketing has to manage expectations of our new software package so that the boss doesn't make us do any more work.

manage expectations by Yet Another Josh Cohen January 13, 2007