more often than not
Usually; more than half the time; more likely to be the case than not to be the caseUsually; more than half the time; more likely to be the case than not to be the case.
» They aren't children any more, but not adults yet.
Sie sind keine Kinder mehr, aber noch nicht erwachsen.
Они уже не дети, но ещё и не взрослые.
Значение
значений: 1(comparative only, идиома)Usually; more than half the time; more likely to be the case than not to be the case.
Near-synonyms: commonly, frequently; usually; see also Thesaurus:usually
More often than not, tomato seeds will sprout even if they are a couple of years old.
- usually; as a rule
Примеры
предложений: 58They aren't children any more, but not adults yet.
Они уже не дети, но ещё и не взрослые.
deSie sind keine Kinder mehr, aber noch nicht erwachsen.
Tom should be more careful not to bother Mary while she's working.
Тому следует быть осторожнее, чтобы не беспокоить Мэри, пока она работает.
deTom sollte mehr darauf achthaben, Maria nicht bei der Arbeit zu stören.
More often than not, people do it this way.
Tom will more likely not want to do that.
Tom more likely than not committed the crimes he's been accused of.
Переводы
языков: 2Происхождение
Origin obscure. Semantically equivalent to, and often understood as, an ellipsis of more oOrigin obscure. Semantically equivalent to, and often understood as, an ellipsis of more often than not so. Possibly sometimes understood as more often than zero (see nought and naught), especially in reference to scales or gauges where mark zero represents the midpoint of measurement or frequency.
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