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                           Phrase(s): now and then  sometimes; occasionally. (See also (every) now and then.)  •  I like to go to a movie now and then.  •  We visit my parents now and then, but we rarely see our other relatives.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
                    
                    
                    
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                           general:: 
                           Phrase(s): (every) now and then [and] (every) now and again; (every) once in a while  occasionally; infrequently.  •  We eat lamb every now and then.  •  We eat pork now and then.  •  I read a novel every now and again.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs