more often than not
- 1Usually, or more than half of the time, but not always.
Like a coin that lands on heads six times out of ten: more than half, but not every time.
More often than not, the bus is a few minutes late.
She beats me at card games more often than not.
Similarusually, generally, mostly, typically, normally
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Origin
The origin is unclear. It may be a shortened form of "more often than not so."