in the ordinary course of events

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• in the ordinary course of events — in the normal/ordinary/course of events phrase used when you are saying what would normally happen In the normal course of events police would not respond to this situation. Thesaurus: ordinary and normalsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• in the normal course of events — in the normal/ordinary/course of events phrase used when you are saying what would normally happen In the normal course of events police would not respond to this situation. Thesaurus: ordinary and normalsynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• ordinary course of business — ordinary course of business: the usual manner and range of a business esp. considered in relation to the amount, circumstances, and validity of a particular transfer the bankruptcy trustee voided a transfer that was not in the ordinary course of… …   Law dictionary

• in the ordinary course of things — in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc. idiom as things usually happen Syn: ↑normally • In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious. Main entry: ↑courseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• course — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 complete series of lessons or lectures ADJECTIVE ▪ computer, psychology, Spanish, etc. ▪ crash, intensive ▪ short …   Collocations dictionary

• ordinary — adj. & n. adj. 1 a regular, normal, customary, usual (in the ordinary course of events). b boring; commonplace (an ordinary little man). 2 Brit. Law (esp. of a judge) having immediate or ex officio jurisdiction, not deputed. n. (pl. ies) 1 Brit.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ordinary — adjective 1) the ordinary course of events Syn: usual, normal, standard, typical, common, customary, habitual, everyday, regular, routine, day to day See note at normal See also word spectrum …   Thesaurus of popular words

• ordinary — adjective 1) the ordinary course of events Syn: usual, normal, standard, typical, common, customary, habitual, everyday, regular, routine, day to day 2) my life seemed very ordinary Syn …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• ordinary — or·di·nary adj: of a kind to be expected from the average person or in the normal course of events; broadly: of a common kind or degree an ordinary proceeding compare extraordinary Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

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