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matter of course

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matter of course
n.
A natural or logical outcome.
matter of course
n
an event or result that is natural or inevitable
adj matter-of-course
1. (usually postpositive) occurring as a matter of course
2. accepting things as inevitable or natural a matter-of-course attitude
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Noun1.matter of course - an inevitable ending
foregone conclusion
conclusion, ending, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
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They both took the situation so much as a matter of course that I felt it absurd to do otherwise.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Ivanhoe' I had known before, and the 'Bride of Lammermoor' and 'Woodstock', but the rest had remained in that sort of abeyance which is often the fate of books people expect to read as a matter of course, and come very near not reading at all, or read only very late.
My Literary Passions by Howells,William Dean View in context
I have no doubt that it was largely nervousness that kept the mysterious playwright so long fumbling behind the scenes, for it was obvious that it would be no ordinary sort of play, no every-day domestic drama, that would satisfy this young lady, to whom life had given, by way of prologue, the inestimable blessing of wealth, and the privilege, as a matter of course, of choosing as she would among the grooms (that is, the bride-grooms) of the romantic British aristocracy.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
 
 
 
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