MATTER OF COURSE, A Definition & Meaning

matter of course, a

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Idioms and Phrases

Something that is expected, as in It was a matter of course that police officers received special training . It is also put as as a matter of course , meaning “as part of a standard procedure,” as in The employer checked John's references as a matter of course . First recorded only in 1809, this idiom uses course in the sense of “the natural or logical order of events.”

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To be a woman is to be dismissed and discounted as a matter of course– a consequence of cultural perspectives that become twisted into internalized narratives.

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And both Trump or Sanders could have echoed Fox Mulder’s claim that “your own government lies as a matter of course, a matter of policy”.

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Still to come: The Fed may start forecasting its decisions as a matter of course; a Medicare doc fix may not pass in time; the defense spending bill is rife with earmarks; Durban negotiators reached a climate deal; and Ice Cube talks about architecture.

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When the first section of the Pretender's army retreated northwards through Kendal, it was market-day, and as a matter of course, a multitude of people were collected together, who mobbed the rear-guard of the troops.

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It may be so, but I never have been able to find that person out; my education went on as a matter of course; a lawyer of London paid the bills, gave me lots of advice, but refused me the least information regarding myself.

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