usual
adjective /ˈjuːʒuəl/, /ˈjuːʒəl/
/ˈjuːʒuəl/, /ˈjuːʒəl/
Idioms - that happens or is done most of the time or in most cases synonym normal
- This is the usual way of doing it.
- He came home later than usual.
- He didn't sound like his usual happy self.
- She sat in her usual seat at the back.
- They asked me why I wanted the job and why I thought I was suitable—you know, the usual thing.
- You need to enter all the usual stuff—name, address, credit card details.
- Our usual practice is to ask for references from previous employers.
- She made all the usual excuses.
- usual for somebody/something This weather is not usual for this time of year.
- it is usual to do something It is usual to start a speech by thanking everybody for coming.
- it is usual for somebody/something to do something It is not usual for a head of government to attend a meeting like this.
- usual in somebody/something This kind of behaviour is far from usual in children of this age.
Extra Examples- It's usual for the man to propose marriage.
- It's very usual for people to leave books and papers behind.
- The metal can then be painted in the usual way.
- He was sitting in his usual chair by the window.
- It is usual for the employer to pay the costs.
- She arrived at the usual time.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- quite
- very
- far from
- …
- for
- as per usual
- as usual
- like usual
- …
- the usualnoun [singular] (informal) what usually happens; what you usually have, especially the drink that you usually have
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin usualis, from Latin usus ‘a use’, from uti ‘to use’.
Idioms
as per normal/usual
- (informal) in the way that is normal or usual; as often happens
- Everyone blamed me as per usual.
as usual
- in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases
- Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
- As usual at that hour, the place was deserted.
- Despite her problems, she carried on working as usual.
- Despite the problems staff arrived for work as usual.
business as usual
- a way of saying that things will continue as normal despite a difficult situation
- It's business as usual at the factory, even while investigators sift through the bomb wreckage.
the usual suspects
- the people you would usually expect to do something or be included in something
- She thanked all the usual suspects in her acceptance speech: her family, the director, the cast and the crew.