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once in a while



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Idioms and Phrases

Occasionally, not very often, as in Once in a while I enjoy going fishing . [Mid-1800s] Also see every now and then ; from time to time .
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But “every once in a while,” the veteran quarterback said, the team might ask for his opinion about a prospect.

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But once in a while, they're going to get a revelation.

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“My hope is that this will become a habitat that’s self-sustaining,” she said, “so I can step away and be OK just picking up trash every once in a while.”

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“But every once in a while ... it happens at first base. There’s some weird spots the first baseman has to be.”

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"We don't want to be a team that every once in a while wins, or when people write us off we win a game," England captain Maro Itoje told BBC Sport.

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once in a lifetimeOnce more unto the breach, dear friends