come da copione

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “as if from (the) script.”

Prepositional phrase

come da copione

1. as is to be expected
   • 2023 April 4, Francesca Marino, “L'esecutivo indiano non vuole Rahul Gandhi, ma pure parte del suo partito è ostile [The Indian Executive does not Want Rahul Gandhi, but even Part of his party is Hostile]”, in il Foglio‎^[1]:

     Invocando subito dopo, come da copione, la libertà di parola e di espressione e la censura che, a suo dire, ormai domina la scena politica indiana.

     Invoking immediately thereafter, as is to be expected, freedom of speech and expression and the censorship that, according to him, has come to dominate the Indian political scene.