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over and over

Idioms  

  1. Also, over and over again. Repeatedly, many times, as in I've told you over and over that he can't eat spicy food. [Late 1500s] Also see again and again.

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Jessica later likened the recent developments in her mom’s case to an old TV show she’d seen over and over.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“It was a bit of just asking over and over again and then like being a bit unserious,” said Brundage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

On the album closer, Strength In Me, she repeats the line "I know I'm gonna survive this" over and over as the music swells in a thrilling crescendo.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

After “Let ’Em In,” McCartney asked his band member Brian Ray to show off the song’s all-important bass line: a single note plucked over and over and over again.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

I remember his words exactly and have been repeating them over and over in my mind so that I could write them down for you.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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