in the normal course of events
- in the normal course of events
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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 normal
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in the ordinary, normal, etc. course of events, things, etc. idiom
as things usually happen
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In the normal course of things we would not treat her disappearance as suspicious.
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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
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