English Dictionary

as often as not

前置詞句

慣用表現

(idiomatic) More or less half of the time; on many occasions but not always; frequently.

日本語の意味

多くの場合、頻繁に（ただし必ずしも常にではなく、中には当てはまらない場合もある） / 概ね半分の時間、という傾向があるが例外もある

As often as not, the train is crowded during my commute.

通勤中、電車はだいたい半分くらいの時間混んでいます。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) More or less half of the time; on many occasions but not always; frequently.

[T]hese old people—there's no trusting them, Fred. . . . [Y]ou can't calculate upon 'em, and even then they deceive you just as often as not.