Idiom
matter of course
Meaning
A natural or logical outcome; perforce.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Checking the locks at night is a matter of course for us.”
“In this office, employees expect to work late during the busy season as a matter of course.”
“The seasoned diplomat accepted the risks of his dangerous assignment as a matter of course, never once questioning the necessity of his presence.”
Examples
simple
“Checking the locks at night is a matter of course for us.”
contextual
“In this office, employees expect to work late during the busy season as a matter of course.”
complex
“The seasoned diplomat accepted the risks of his dangerous assignment as a matter of course, never once questioning the necessity of his presence.”
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