"On and off" nghĩa là gì?

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"On and off" = tắt rồi mở -> nghĩa là thỉnh thoảng, không liên tục.

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They phone each other off and on.

Sarah was suffering from headaches on and off for two months before she suddenly blacked out (bất tỉnh) while driving in January this year. She was rushed to hospital with non-serious injuries but despite her pleas (lời cầu xin), doctors weren’t able to explain her loss of consciousness (mất nhận thức) or constant headaches.

I've always been very interested in certain themes and they've recurred (tái diễn) on and off through my work- racism, prejudices (định kiến) of all kinds and the victims of those prejudices. In this year with Youth Without God and my other play A German Life, I have sort of narrowed down to a particular historical moment – that very dangerous point between somebody idiotic and dreadful (tồi tệ) being elected, and the consequences of that election.

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