every once in a while
时不时地,每隔一段时间,每隔一段时间就会
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Definitions
- 1
- : being one of a group or series taken collectively; each: We go there every day.
- : all possible; the greatest possible degree of: every prospect of success.
Phrases
- every bit
- every cloud has a silver lining
- every dog has its day
- every inch
- every last one
- every little bit helps
- every man for himself
- every man has his price
- every minute counts
- every nook and cranny
- every now and then
- every other
- every single one
- every so often
- every time one turns around
- every Tom, Dick, and Harry
- every which way
- at every turn
- each and every
- finger in the (every) pie
- living soul, every
- nook and cranny, every
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Fortunately, the brain is suspended in cerebrospinal fluid designed to buffer the motions of every-day life.
“I am not going to have a monthly or every-three-months conversation about whether or not we pay our bills,” Obama said.
“Beverage wine” is a term commonly used for inexpensive wine purchased for every-night dinners.
It is an every-day spectacle; it would not seem at first sight to contain material for a picture.
It has got to be such an every-day thing that nobody looks surprised or pays any attention to him.
The distant sound, coming from the world of men and every-day affairs, seemed to break the spell.
In like manner we perceive marks of design and intelligence in the countless contrivances and instruments used in every-day life.
True politeness, as I understand it, is kindness and courtesy of feeling brought into every-day exercise.