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                           Phrase(s): true to form exactly as expected; following the usual pattern. (Often with running, as in the example.)  •  As usual, John is late. At least he’s running true to form.  •  And true to form, Mary left before the meeting was adjourned.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs