over and over again
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Very frequently. (In Lat., Iterum iterumque.) Over the left. See LEFT.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Examples
Don't make me say the same thing over and over again!Đừng bắt tôi phải nói đi nói lại một điều!
Don't make me say the same thing over and over again!Đừng bắt tôi phải nói đi nói lại một điều!
Tatoeba sentence #2669232 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “over and over again” mean?
Very frequently. (In Lat., Iterum iterumque.) Over the left. See LEFT.
Is “over and over again” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.