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in the nature of things

in the nature of things prepositional phrase: the ordinary or expected course of events.

Prepositional phrase

  1. The ordinary or expected course of events.

Questions about in the nature of things

What does in the nature of things mean?
In the nature of things means the ordinary or expected course of events.
What part of speech is in the nature of things?
In the nature of things is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in the nature of things in the dictionary

  1. in the mood
  2. in the name of
  3. in the name of all that is holy
  4. in the name of heaven
  5. in the name of the law
  6. in the nature of things
  7. in the near future
  8. in the neighborhood of
  9. in the neighbourhood of
  10. in the nick
  11. in the nick of time

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