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course of action

DEFINITIONS OF: course of action

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n a mode of action

Synonyms:
course
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blind alley
(figurative) a course of action that is unproductive and offers no hope of improvement
collision course
a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated
path, way, way of life
a course of conduct
ambages
(archaic) roundabout or mysterious ways of action
primrose path
a life of ease and pleasure
straight and narrow, strait and narrow
the way of proper and honest behavior
Sunna, Sunnah, hadith
(Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad and interpretations of the Koran
warpath
a course leading to warfare or battle
Type of:
action
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
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