rules of the road
rules of the road noun: a set of such rules, viewed as a single thing. Also the plural of rule of the road.
Noun
rules of the road
- A set of such rules, viewed as a single thing.
- That clinical instructor will begin the course by giving you an “orientation day.” Pay attention! You need to know the rules of the road for each instructor and each clinical facility.2012, Susan Stabler-Haas, Fast Facts for the Student Nurse
- As it's evolved, the for-profit organizational form rewards short-term thinking and a profits-first, social-and-environmental-damage-be-damned attitude. While this is especially true at the global corporate level, the rules of the road for small businesses aren't much better.2013, Carl Frankel, Allen Bromberger, The Art of Social Enterprise: Business as if People Mattered, page 8
Also used as
rules of the road is also the plural of rule of the road.
Questions about rules of the road
- What does rules of the road mean?
- Rules of the road means a set of such rules, viewed as a single thing.
- What part of speech is rules of the road?
- Rules of the road is a noun.
Words near rules of the road in the dictionary
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