English-French translations for more often than not

• la plupart du temps
  La plupart du temps, ce sont exclusivement des hommes qui donnent l'appréciation finale. More often than not, it is exclusively men who carry out the final evaluation.
  La plupart du temps, ces fonds publics aboutissent dans les poches des réseaux criminels, des politiciens corrompus et de la mafia. More often than not, these public funds end up being pocketed by criminal societies, corrupt politicians and the Mafia.
  Ce sont les travailleurs qui, la plupart du temps - organisés comme ils l’étaient et avec leurs exigences en matière de justice et de démocratie -, figuraient au premier rang des manifestants. More often than not, it was workers – organised as they were and with their demands for justice and democracy – who were in the front rank of the protesters.

Definition of more often than not

• Usually; more than half the time; more likely to be the case than not to be the case

Examples

• More often than not, tomato seeds will sprout even if they are a couple of years old

Related words

• more often
• bite off more than one can chew
• one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen
• don’t bite off more than you can chew