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stand to reason
Idioms and Phrases
Be logical or rational, as in It stands to reason that if you don't like hot weather you shouldn't move to Florida . [Early 1600s]Example Sentences
I mean, it is a frozen pie, so it would stand to reason.
If women are 51% of the population, doesn’t it stand to reason that scientists would better understand this by now?
“It would stand to reason that Mr. Strand should receive a lesser sentence. After all, they both engaged in exactly the same conduct that day, though Dr. Gold was the reason that both of them went into the Capitol,†Brennwald wrote in court papers.
The committee has had them ahead of Texas for weeks, so it would stand to reason if they beat Washington and win the Pac-12 they are good to go.
“If there is a humanitarian crisis in Martha’s Vineyard, wouldn’t it stand to reason there is a drastically more significant humanitarian crisis at the Southwest border?†the Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee tweeted Friday.
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