Principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation.
A rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior.
1I think the rule of thumb is to wait for 10 years.
2The rule of thumb is to board 30 minutes prior to departure.
3Back It Up One rule of thumb: backup your device before updating.
4This unclassified knowledge is sometimes called rule of thumb and sometimes motherwit.
5Orde solved them by a rough-and-ready but very effective rule of thumb.
6A good rule of thumb: Android Bluetooth is bad, iPhone Bluetooth is good.
7A good rule of thumb is to join tables from smallest to largest.
8His rule of thumb is: when in doubt, blame the Kraut.
9The rule of thumb is that 90 percent of global trade requires financing.
10TENNIS:There is a rule of thumb that you can't come back.
11As a rule of thumb, Cemex avoids minority partnerships in companies.
12Nowadays that restriction is no longer there, but the rule of thumb persists.
13Singer Vehicle Design is what happens when that rule of thumb is broken.
14A rule of thumb in Hollywood: sequels are rarely better than the original.
15What can be taught by rule of thumb is the administration of precedents.
16The men prefer to teach by rule of thumb, you know.
Translations for rule of thumb