Off and on
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 7Meaning
Sometimes but not regularly
हिंदी अर्थ
कभी कभी, रुक रुक कर
Example sentences
It rained off and on for ten days.
Radhika has been learning the guitar off and on for two years.
Daily use: Off and on aata rehta hai.
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Memory trick · Prashant Sir
एक switch सोचिए जो कभी off है, कभी on। Off and on और on and off दोनों का मतलब एक — चीज़ regular नहीं, कभी होती है कभी नहीं।
Think of a switch that is sometimes off and sometimes on. 'Off and on' and 'on and off' mean the same: something happens now and then, not regularly.
Exam note
Options में 'occasionally' या 'intermittently' आते हैं; 'continuously' और 'unremittingly' इसके opposite हैं।
Options offer 'occasionally' or 'intermittently'; 'continuously' and 'unremittingly' are the opposites.