more often than not

English

Adverb

more often than not

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.

Translations

more likely to happen than not to happen

Chinese:
Mandarin: 通常 (zh) (tōngcháng), 大多 (zh) (dàduō)
Dutch: veelal (nl), vaker wel dan niet

Finnish: yli puolessa tapauksista
Persian: اکثر اوقات٬ اکثرا٬ معمولا٬ علی‌القاعده‎‎
Swedish: allt som oftast (sv)

See also

as often as not

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