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Originally Posted by philadelphia  In what context could I use this idiom?
X: I followed the instructions of someone. He told me to look for what I want in my dictionary.
Y: It's rule of thumb that.
Am I into deep? Or does it work? |
Not really, philadelphia.
A: How much is a portion of rice?
B: A rule of thumb is that it is is two and a half handfuls.
Rule of thumb is "likely that it refers to one of the numerous ways that thumbs have been used to estimate things - judging the alignment or distance of an object by holding the thumb in one's eye-line, the temperature of brews of beer, measurement of an inch from the joint to the nail to the tip, or across the thumb, etc."