the way of the world

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the way of the world Meaning of "the way of the world"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen

Usage(s):

  1. Retaliation is the way of the world.
  2. For the nun the way of the world is stony and studded with thorns as well as gold.
  3. Against this testy idealist rooted in the past, Anouilh sets a number of figures who accept the way of the world, sometimes with an eye to the future.
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