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

An accuser can call again and again, and CPS will conduct another investigation each time.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

At a port storage facility transformed into a makeshift morgue in La Guaira, the same scene repeats itself again and again.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

In details both small and big the show surprises and captivates again and again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

“Just listened to it again and again and again.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

But she had tried again, and again, licking the blood off her skinned knees, climbing up trees and jumping out of them.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Related Words

• frequently
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