What does “be to be expected” mean?

to be likely to happen; to be quite normal

How is “be to be expected” used?

In Downton Abbey (2019), one line is: “: So I suppose it was only to be expected.”

The clip at the top of this page is from Downton Abbey (2019).

: So I suppose it was only to be expected.

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