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year in, year out

idiom
Meaning

During every year; always.


Examples
SIMPLE

He works at the same desk, year in, year out.

CONTEXTUAL

The local farmer has tended to these same fields, year in, year out, regardless of the changing weather.

COMPLEX

Year in, year out, the lighthouse keeper maintained his solitary vigil, watching the tides shift against the jagged coastline.

Anchors to
Related idioms4entries
  1. 01

    a year and a day

    A long time.

  2. 02

    banner year

    An especially fruitful year; a year of exceptional production.

  3. 03

    salad year

    The inexperienced, youthful prime of a person, group, organization, or entity.

  4. 04

    year dot

    A very long time ago, from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.

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