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    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. Off and on
    Question

    Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
    Off and on

    A.

    Now and then

    B.

    Know something thoroughly

    C.

    Remind

    D.

    Object to

    Correct option is A

    Option (a) is the correct meaning of the given idiom.
    Off and on: It means "occasionally or intermittently"—something that happens from time to time but not continuously. (Hindi meaning: कभी-कभी)
    Example: "He has been working on this project off and on for the past two years."
    Other related idioms and their meanings:
    · "Now and then" – Occasionally
    · "Once in a blue moon" – Very rarely
    · "Every now and then" – Sometimes

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