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on-again, off-again

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[ on-uh-gen awf-uh-gen, of-, awn- ]

adjective

  1. being in force or inoperative by turns, especially spasmodically and unpredictably:

    an on-again, off-again romance.



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of on-again, off-again1

First recorded in 1945–50
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Idioms and Phrases

see off and on , def. 2.
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Businesses of all kinds — farmers, home builders, tech companies, winemakers, restaurants and apparel retailers — are reeling from weeks of on-again, off-again confusion as Trump has announced a slew of levies, many of them aimed at the country’s top three trading partners.

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The “on-again, off-again†threat of tariffs have contributed to the instability jolting stock markets, which closed on Tuesday slightly up after a day of volatile trading.

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Like a prime-time rom-com, their meeting in a bar and the subsequent on-again, off-again romance is lovingly detailed early in the memoir, including their breakup, reunion, Greenfield’s rehab stint for addiction — a game changer for both — and eventual marriage.

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In addition to the on-again, off-again tariffs and the militarization of the border, Trump has irritated Mexico by renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America.

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Across California, businesses of all kinds — farmers, automakers, home builders, tech companies and apparel retailers — are reeling from weeks of on-again, off-again tariff chaos as Trump has announced a slew of levies against the country’s top three trading partners, implementing some while modifying, delaying or reversing others.

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