He had worked on the invention by fits and starts for several years.
You will never get anywhere if you study just by fits and starts.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
by\ fits\ and\ starts — • by fits and starts • by fits and jerks adv. phr. With many stops and starts, a little now and a little more later; not all the time; irregularly. He had worked on the invention by fits and starts for several years. You will never get anywhere… … Словарь американских идиом
by fits and starts — or[jerks] {adv. phr.} With many stops and starts, a little now and a little more later; not all the time; irregularly. * /He had worked on the invention by fits and starts for several years./ * /You will never get anywhere if you study just by… … Dictionary of American idioms
by fits and starts — or[jerks] {adv. phr.} With many stops and starts, a little now and a little more later; not all the time; irregularly. * /He had worked on the invention by fits and starts for several years./ * /You will never get anywhere if you study just by… … Dictionary of American idioms
off and on — Synonyms and related words: alternately, at irregular intervals, at random, back and forth, backward and forward, backwards and forwards, brokenly, by catches, by fits, by jerks, by snatches, by turns, capriciously, changeably, desultorily,… … Moby Thesaurus
here and there — Synonyms and related words: at intervals, at large, at times, betimes, brokenly, by catches, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, diffusely, disconnectedly, discontinuously, dispersedly, ever and again, ever and anon, everywhere, exiguously … Moby Thesaurus
Agitation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Irregular motion. < N PARAG:Agitation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 agitation agitation stir tremor shake ripple jog jolt jar jerk shock succussion trepidation quiver … English dictionary for students
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variably — Synonyms and related words: at irregular intervals, at random, back and forth, brokenly, by catches, by fits, by jerks, by snatches, capriciously, changeably, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously, eccentrically, erratically, fitfully,… … Moby Thesaurus
occasionally — Synonyms and related words: at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at odd times, at times, at various times, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, brokenly, by catches, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, disconnectedly, discontinuously, every so… … Moby Thesaurus
fitfully — Synonyms and related words: at haphazard, at intervals, at irregular intervals, at random, brokenly, by catches, by chance, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches, capriciously, carelessly, desultorily, disconnectedly, discontinuously,… … Moby Thesaurus
