again and again

Idioms  

1. Repeatedly, often, as in I've told you again and again, don't turn up the heat. This idiom uses repetition for the purpose of emphasis (as does its synonym, over and over). Shakespeare used it in Othello (1:3): “I have told thee often, and I retell thee again and again.” [c. 1600]

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again and again

Left unsaid was that this is what Harris has long been accused of doing — again and again.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

In New York, former employees and real estate execs and politicians and people in Trump’s orbit have told me again and again that Trump doesn’t really have friends.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

“She had a CD of western swing from the ’50s and ’40s that she was listening to again and again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

“I have been attacked again and again, and I am the most physically and verbally attacked public figure or politician of modern times,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Max would have happily watched that again and again.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Related Words

• frequently
• once again
• regularly
• repeatedly