Noun
the manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen
Source: WordNetthe ordinary reader is endowed with considerable wisdom and knowledge of the way of the world Source: Internet
she was well-versed in the ways of the world before she had taken the veil Source: Internet
he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world Source: Internet
By the age of thirty, he had written four comedies, including Love for Love (premiered 30 April 1695) staged in Lincoln's Inn Field which was nearly as well received as the first major success for Congreve, and The Way of the World (premiered March 1700). Source: Internet
Diplomatic affections may run hot and cold, Such is the way of the world, Or as the French say, C'est la vie, All waters flow down to the sea. Source: Internet
"Obligation, Coercion, and Economy: The Gift of Deed in Congreve’s The Way of the World." Source: Internet