the_way_of_the_world (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *the way of the world*:
NOUN	act	the way of the world, the ways of the world	the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen

English > *the way of the world*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen.
Example	"the ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world"
Synonym	the ways of the world
Broader	behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings	manner of acting or controlling yourself

HyperDic: the_way_of_the_world