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on and off

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on and off

 and off and on

occasionally; erratically; now and again. I feel better off and on, but I'm not well yet. He only came to class on and off.

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on and off

sometimes but not regularly or continuously off and on I'll be around the rest of today on and off but I'll be gone next week. Cynthia has been here on and off since the project started.

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on and off

  also off and on

if something happens on and off during a long period of time, it happens sometimes but not regularly or continuously (often + for ) I've had toothache on and off for the past three months. (often + since ) They've been seeing each other on and off since Christmas.

See be on the go, have on the go, be on the up and up

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on and off

Intermittently.

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