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on-again, off-again
[ on-uh-gen awf-uh-gen, of-, awn- ]
adjective
- being in force or inoperative by turns, especially spasmodically and unpredictably:
an on-again, off-again romance.
Word History and Origins
Origin of on-again, off-again1
Idioms and Phrases
see off and on , def. 2.Example Sentences
Amid Trump’s on-again, off-again threats to levy devastating tariffs on imported Mexican goods, Sheinbaum has scrambled to appease him on a variety of fronts, including migration.
A sort of spiritual successor to the on-again/off-again Main Street Electrical Parade, Paint the Night has a fast-moving soundtrack, more than 1 million LED lights and glittering, shimmering floats that honor franchises such as “Toy Story,” “Frozen” and “Cars.”
Economists and real estate agents cited a variety of factors probably contributing to the trend, including high mortgage rates, rising inventory and the economic uncertainty caused in part by on-again, off-again tariffs.
And then there’s the stock market, which has quivered amid Trump’s on-again, off-again threat of global tariffs.
But President Trump’s sweeping on-again, off-again tariffs have caused her to reconsider.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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