The true meaning of this sentence

Question

"and you ended up with more than you've bargained for" was translated to: Y tu acabaste con más de lo que te imaginabas.

Is the translation right?

I think it should be "Y tu acabaste por estar con lo más de que te imaginabas.

I think 'acabar con' to finish, exhaust, or make something run out.

'más de' is used for Comparisons of Inequality, más de is used when a comparative is followed by a number, and here it's followed by 'lo que' and not a number.

I also think it should be 'Y tu acabaste con más que lo que te imaginabas'...

What's the right translation or meaning?

Answer 1

I think you should use quedarse con for end up with and translate it Y te quedaste con más de lo que imaginabas. I think you should use más de because you are referring to a quantity more rather than a quality more, even though it is not a number.

I could be wrong, but perhaps a native speaker will clear it up.

Answer 2

Y terminaste con más de lo que esperabas.

To end = terminar/acabar

to stay/remain = quedar

Would that help?

Answer 3

Acabar con is a common expression in Mexico for this context, but I wouldn´t use the por estar part; it sounds wordy.