of course

[of course] {adv. phr.}

1. As you would expect; naturally.

* /Bob hit Herman, and Herman hit him back, of course./

* /The rain came pouring down, and of course the track meet was canceled./

2. Without a doubt; certainly; surely.

* /Of course you know that girl; she's in your class./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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