Definition
A natural or logical outcome; perforce.
An expected or customary outcome.
In Context
- "On some occasions standing ovations may be given to political leaders as a matter of course, rather than as a special honour."
- "York might have known, and very likely did know, how that rein harassed me; but I suppose he took it as a matter of course that could not be helped; at any rate nothing was done to relieve me."
- "In the eyes of Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke the apotheosis of the Celebrity was complete. The people of Asquith were not only willing to attend the house-warming, but had been worked up to the pitch of eagerness. The Celebrity as a matter of course was master of ceremonies."
See Also
- matter of routine
- matter of fact