on-again, off-again
or on-a·gain-off-a·gain
being in force or inoperative by turns, especially spasmodically and unpredictably: an on-again, off-again romance.
Origin of on-again, off-again
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How to use on-again, off-again in a sentence
No word yet if her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Justin Bieber (who is also an NEO ambassador) will be at the show as well.
Anna Wintour’s Boyfriend in Hot Water with IRS, Juicy Couture Founders Ink Book Deal | The Fashion Beast Team | January 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey may, however, involve those with whom you are on-again-off-again.
Morton depicts Angelina's relationship with her brother, James, at the time an aspiring director, as close but on-again-off-again.
I moved back to the city and my two on-again off-again guys, steeling myself for hopeless fix-ups, just in case love might strike.
Cale, absent from this reunion, has had an on-again off-again feud with Reed and was barely mentioned.
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