the_ways_of_the_world (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

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

English > *the ways of the world*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen.
Examples	"she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil" "he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world"
Synonym	the way of the world
Broader	behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings	manner of acting or controlling yourself

HyperDic: the_ways_of_the_world