Meaning of matter of course | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A natural or logical outcome; perforce.
   idiomatic
2. An expected or customary outcome.
   idiomatic

Equivalents

Examples

“On some occasions standing ovations may be given to political leaders as a matter⟳ of course, rather than as a special honour.”

“York might have⟳ known, and very likely did know⟳, how that rein harassed me; but I suppose⟳ he took it as a matter⟳ of course that could not be helped; at any rate nothing was done to relieve me.”

“In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete⟳. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend⟳ the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter⟳ of course was master of ceremonies.”

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