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the ways of the world

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Noun1.the ways of the world - the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen; "the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"; "she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil"; "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"
the way of the world
behavior, conduct, doings, behaviour - manner of acting or controlling yourself
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They are young in the ways of the world, and not yet open to the mortifying conviction that handsome young men must have something to live on as well as the plain.
Pride and Prejudice by Austen, Jane View in context
At that time I was rather ignorant of the ways of the world.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
Pocket had invested the Prince's treasure in the ways of the world ever since, and it was supposed to have brought him in but indifferent interest.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
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