on-again, off-again: Meaning and Definition of

on-a•gain off-a•gain

Pronunciation: (on'u-gen" ôf'u-gen", of'-, ôn'-), [key]
  1. being in force or inoperative by turns, esp. spasmodically and unpredictably: an on-again, off-again romance.
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