it figures

idiom

US, informal
: it is reasonable, normal or expected : it is not surprising
It figures that he would be late today.
"He's late." "Well, it figures."

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How the players and owners deal with it figures to define baseball for years to come. Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021 The virus Transition offense, 3-point shooting, assist-to-turnover ratio, defensive efficiency, rebounding … none of it figures to play a bigger role in the 2020-21 season than COVID-19. SDSU has had no reported positive cases on its roster. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2020

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“It figures.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/it%20figures. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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