ever and again

ever and again

old-fashioned Occasionally; now and then. Ever and again, I find something on television worth watching. Mostly, though, I just prefer to read. Now that she's married, Lady Evelyn only comes to her childhood home ever and again.
See also: again, and, ever
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ever and again

Now and then, occasionally. For example, We visit her ever and again. This phrase has largely replaced the earlier ever and anon, dating from the late 1500s, but is less common than every now and then. [Late 1800s]
See also: again, and, ever
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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He had perceived some movement perhaps; but at any rate he stood, and ever and again slashed at the fallen body.
The two Germans at the machine heard his voice going ever and again amidst the clamour of the waters.
Ever and again, to pass the time, he would cover one or other of them with his gun.
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