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    Idiom: As A Rule

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    as a rule 

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    In general; most often.

    Example: "We go fishing every Sunday as a rule, but today the lake is frozen."

    A-Z Proximities

    • arrive at
    • arrow in the quiver
    • arsy varsy
    • arsy versy
    • artful dodger
    • as a rule
    • as all get-out
    • as a whole
    • as best one can
    • as ever
    • as ever trod shoe leather

    Similar Idioms

    • as a rule
    • bright-line rule
    • golden rule
    • ground rule
    • rule of thumb
    • rule in
    • rule OK
    • rule out
    • rule the day
    • rule the roost
    • rule the school
    • run the rule over
    • two-second rule
    • work to rule

    Similar Phrases

    • algorithmic rule
    • best evidence rule
    • board rule
    • carpenter's rule
    • exclusionary rule
    • foot rule
    • hearsay rule
    • majority rule
    • naegele's rule
    • plumb rule
    • gag rule
    • golden rule
    • grammatical rule
    • ground rule
    • heuristic rule
    • home rule
    • rule of law
    • work to rule
    • working rule
    • linguistic rule
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