Collocations for usual - adj.
VERBS
be | become
ADV.
very | quite
Don''t worry - it''s quite usual to have a few problems at first.
Don''t worry - it''s quite usual to have a few problems at first.
fairly | far from
This kind of behaviour is far from usual in children of this age.
This kind of behaviour is far from usual in children of this age.
PREP.
for
It''s usual for the man to propose marriage.
It''s usual for the man to propose marriage.
PHRASES
as per usual
(informal) Everyone blamed me as per usual.
(informal) Everyone blamed me as per usual.
as usual
(= in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases) Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
(= in the same way as what happens most of the time or in most cases) Steve, as usual, was the last to arrive.
business as usual
(= things will continue as normal in spite of a difficult situation) It''s business as usual at the factory, even while investigators sift through the bomb wreckage.
(= things will continue as normal in spite of a difficult situation) It''s business as usual at the factory, even while investigators sift through the bomb wreckage.
in the usual way
The metal can then be painted in the usual way.
The metal can then be painted in the usual way.