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The plot twist nobody twisted, arriving exactly on the schedule you guessed.
means Behaving or happening in a way you could easily see coming, for better or worse.
from From Latin praedicere, to foretell — pre (before) plus dicere (to say) — literally said in advance, before it bothered to happen.
Backhanded praiseA compliment for trains, an insult for people.
Math's friendPredictable systems are called deterministic, not boring.
Comedy fuelSetups work because the brain races ahead.