as often as not

as often as not
(as often as not (тж. more often than not))
чаще всего; в большинстве случаев, большей частью, очень часто, почти всегда

As often as not he rode into Marritown on Saturday and out again on Sunday night... (K. S. Prichard, ‘Working Bullocks’, ch. XXII) — Как правило, он ездил в Марритаун в субботу, а домой возвращался в воскресенье вечером.

Sometimes before he went west he would hunt moose in the marshes that spread out in the basin between the Four Lakes, but more often than not he was content with a deer on the ridges on the way over to Little River. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 6) — Иногда до ухода на запад Рой охотился на лося в болотах между Четырьмя Озерами, по чаще стрелял оленей в горах по дороге к Литтл-Ривер.

...as often as not his lob claimed him seven days a week. (A. Hailey, ‘Wheels’, ch. 1) — ...очень часто ему приходилось работать все семь дней в неделю.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • more often than not — adverb usually; as a rule (Freq. 2) by and large it doesn t rain much here • Syn: ↑by and large, ↑generally, ↑mostly * * * more often than not In more than half the instances, frequently • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • as often as not — In about half of the instances, quite frequently • • • Main Entry: ↑often * * * quite frequently or commonly I had two homes really, because as often as not I was down at her house * * * as ˌoften as ˈnot | more ˌoften than ˈnot idiom usually; in …   Useful english dictionary

  • as often as not — more often than not or as often as not on most occasions, or in most situations More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided …   English dictionary

  • more often than not — or as often as not on most occasions, or in most situations More often than not, the arguments could have been avoided …   English dictionary

  • more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • more often than not — {adv. phr.} More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. * /Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not./ * /Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • more\ often\ than\ not — adv. phr. More than half the time; fifty one or more times out of a hundred; not quite usually, but fairly regularly. Nancy comes over on Saturday more often than not. Ben is a fairly good runner. He wins more often than not …   Словарь американских идиом

  • more often than not — adverb usually; more than half the time; more likely to happen than not to happen. More often than not, tomato seeds will sprout even if they are a couple of years old …   Wiktionary

  • more often than not — usually. In winter the days are very short, and more often than not you re driving with your headlights on …   New idioms dictionary

  • as often as not — usually, mostly, in most cases …   English contemporary dictionary

  • more often than not — usually, most of the time …   English contemporary dictionary


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