Meaning of according to Hoyle | Babel Free

Definitions

In strict accordance with the rules, especially of card games; in the proper or expected manner.

idiomatic

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Examples

“This isn't a country where things are cut and dried, and done according to Hoyle.”

“When you're lost in the Wild, and you're scared as a child, / And Death looks you bang in the eye, / And you're sore as a boil, it's according to Hoyle / To cock your revolver and . . . die.”

“The opening round of the Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament went according to Hoyle.”

“To be perfectly honest, I wasn't sure he was playing strictly according to Hoyle, but we'll leave it, since the poor chap's missing.”

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