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more often than not

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more often than not

adverb
usually; as a rule; "by and large it doesn't rain much here" [syn: by and large
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more often than not

Also, often as not. Fairly frequently, more than or at least half the time, as in More often than not we'll have dinner in the den, or Dean and Chris agree on travel plans, often as not. [First half of 1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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