Question of the Day #875

Coparenting had its fits and starts but, for the most part, everything was going relatively well.

From the headline of this article at PureWow.com.

上記の文で、fits and startsの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "fits and starts" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

間欠的な［のらりくらりした］動作◆【参考】in fits and starts

   

Answer

According to :

To do something in “fits and starts” is to do it intermittently or sporadically

 

Examples

• “Martina has been working on her master's thesis in fits and starts; she needs to work on it consistently.”
• The car was almost completely broken down, but, by fits and starts, we were able to get it to a mechanic.
• Replies to the advertisement are arriving in fits and starts.
• My slimming attempts tend to go in fits and starts.
• Military technology advances by fits and starts.

   

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