习以为常

習以為常

xíyǐwéicháng

idiom #16,446

Meanings

Jiābān duì tā lái shuō yǐjīng xíyǐwéicháng le.

Working overtime has become something he's completely used to.

Zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng dàjiā yǐjīng xíyǐwéicháng, méi rén juéde qíguài.

Everyone is so accustomed to this phenomenon that nobody finds it strange.

grammar

习以为常 is a four-character idiom (成语). It's typically used as a predicate after 已经 (already): 已经习以为常了. It cannot take an object directly.

memory

Break it down: 习 (practice/habit) + 以为 (regard as) + 常 (normal) = 'through habit, regard it as normal.'

习 xí

以 yǐ

为 wèi

常 cháng