What does “z reguły” mean in Polish?

Marta says the weather on Bali is z reguły very nice, and the phrase is built from reguła, “rule.” It means “as a rule”: what is normally true, with room for exceptions. It is a step up from the plain zwykle or zazwyczaj, because it sounds like you have thought about the pattern. Learners can use it to sum up any place, habit, or routine in two words.

Marta’s next words make the point, since she goes on to mention the rainy season, which is the exception to the rule. Polish even has the proverb wyjątek potwierdza regułę, “the exception proves the rule.” Put z reguły at the start of a sentence: Z reguły wstaję o siódmej (“As a rule, I get up at seven”).