单词 | on the average |
释义 | on the averageAs a rule, usually, as in On the average, about 15 percent of the freshmen class will drop out before graduation. This expression uses average in the sense of “a norm or standard.” [First half of 1700s] Words nearby on the averageOntarian, Ontario, on tenterhooks, on the air, on the alert, on the average, on the bandwagon, get, on the barrel, on the beam, on the bench, on the blink The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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