year in, year out
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Regularly, every year, as in We've been going to the Cape, year in, year out, ever since we were children. This expression was first recorded in 1830.
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Words nearby year in, year out
year, year-around, yearbook, Yeardley, year-end, year in, year out, yearling, yearlong, yearly, Yearly Meeting, yearn
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