"matter of course" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-matter of course.ogg Forms: matters of course [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|matters of course|head=matter of course}} matter of course (plural matters of course)
  1. (idiomatic) A natural or logical outcome. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: matter of routine, matter of fact Translations (natural or logical outcome): естествен ход (estestven hod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 理所當然的事 (Chinese Mandarin), 理所当然的事 (lǐsuǒdāngrán de shì) (Chinese Mandarin), selvfølge [common-gender] (Danish), itsestäänselvyys (Finnish), luonnollinen lopputulos (Finnish), Selbstverständlichkeit (German), selvfølge (Norwegian), само собой разумеется (samo soboj razumejetsja) (Russian), självklarhet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-matter_of_course-en-noun-hJM-~UrD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'natural or logical outcome': 88 12
  2. (idiomatic) An expected or customary outcome. Tags: idiomatic Translations (expected or customary outcome): 理所當然的事 (Chinese Mandarin), 理所当然的事 (lǐsuǒdāngrán de shì) (Chinese Mandarin), selvfølge [common-gender] (Danish), itsestäänselvyys (Finnish), tavan vuoksi (note: as a matter of course) (Finnish), természetes (Hungarian), magától értetődő (Hungarian), selvfølge (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-matter_of_course-en-noun-9AXe1Xyv Disambiguation of 'expected or customary outcome': 11 89

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