a rule of thumb
a rule of thumb
a general principle developed through experiential rather than scientific means.
As a rule of thumb, I move my houseplants outside in May.
Going by a rule of thumb, we stop for gas every 200 miles when we are traveling.
热门单词
- above
- a double-edged sword
- advance (up)on so or sth
- a (good) working over
- Ain't it the truth?
- aisle
- all eyes and ears
- all the rage
- all tore up (about sth)
- all wool and no shoddy
- ally oneself to so or sth
- a losing streak
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- a match made in heaven
- among
- ancient
- And you?
- an old hand at doing sth
- ant
- ants in one's pants
- any
