matter of course, a

Idioms  

1. Something that is expected, as in It was a matter of course that police officers received special training. It is also put as as a matter of course, meaning “as part of a standard procedure,” as in The employer checked John's references as a matter of course. First recorded only in 1809, this idiom uses course in the sense of “the natural or logical order of events.”

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matter of course, a

Or what about the couple that sets aside, as a matter of course, a clone of each of their children?

From Time Magazine Archive

As a matter of course a great many theories were broached as to the reasons for this disturbance in our hitherto peaceful neighbourhood.

From The Stories of the Three Burglars by Frank Richard Stockton

It was like her gowns, or her education, a matter of course; a trustworthy, agreeable part of her.

From Frances Waldeaux by Rebecca Harding Davis

She felt sure of it, and many an hour she spent before the mirror, admiring herself and anticipating the time when she would be a grown-up lady, and as a matter of course, a belle.

From 'Lena Rivers by Mary Jane Holmes

He was dressed on that magnificent and solemn occasion in the full costume of a Highland chief, including, as a matter of course, a brace of pistols.

From From John O'Groats to Land's End by Robert Naylor