in the ordinary course of things
in the ordinary course of things
As things typically unfold, take place, or happen. In the ordinary course of things, we would have arranged for a follow-up interview to take place right away, but things were so chaotic that it never happened. Profits are going to be down this quarter, since, in the ordinary course of things, site traffic slows down over the summer months.
See also: course, of, ordinary, thing
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of eˈvents, ˈthings, etc.
as things usually happen: In the normal course of events we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious.See also: course, of
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- in the normal course of things
- in the ordinary course of events
- in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc.
- in the normal course of events
- normal
- come right in
- defect to
- defect to (something)
- ditch (some place)
- Mecca for