of course

Idioms  

1. In the customary or expected order, naturally, as in The new minister did not, of course, fire the church secretary . This usage, first recorded in 1548, employs course in the sense of “ordinary procedure.”

2. Certainly, as in Of course I'll answer the phone , or Are you going to the meeting?—Of course . [Early 1800s] Also see matter of course .

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of course

It’s hard to use a bullhorn in rock ‘n’ roll without looking stupid or overly dramatic, and it’s another testimony to Shannon’s presentation that you just nodded: of course there would be a bullhorn.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

And there’s no tipping a driver, of course, which I routinely do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

And of course, safety is the No. 1 priority.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

For investors who own fewer shares of the market’s winners than the benchmark, weak breadth can of course be a problem.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

‘Well of course you can see! You cut your forehead when you hit that branch, and the blood got in your eyes. Scalp wounds bleed a lot. Didn’t you know that?’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver