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What does on and off mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word on and off? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. (idiomatic) Intermittently.
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Bettie, now preferring the name Marilyn, had been on and off of heroin for years now but it was the first junk needle Callahan had let near her.
The surge had caused something to power on in the craft, and a tiny blue light was winking on and off.
Mr Mills had raced at many regattas over the years, including Henley, and trained regularly both on and off the water.
He was a gentleman on and off the field and even when involved in altercations, took the role of mentor rather than an aggressor.
Stars glimmered in the sky, and golden lights winked on and off in the now peaceful black forest.
You shouldn't need two remote controls to switch the entire system on and off.

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