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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 ... it happens at first base. There’s some weird spots the first baseman has to be.â€

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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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Domingo: No, I was just doing FaceTime to my husband once in a while.

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Even then, Nygaard says, Watkins was so naturally composed, so uncommonly put together for a teenager, that the coach Nygaard actually urged her to let out the frustration once in a while.

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“Every once in a while, Southern California gets unlucky, and those three switches get flipped on at once.â€

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