Question

Choose the meaning of the given phrase-
‘Off and on'
a) Every day
b) Regularly
c) Never at all
d) Occasionally

Answer 1

Hint:Different idioms have different meanings, they may have a literal meaning or metaphoric meaning.

Complete answer:
 ‘Off and on' is a phrase which means ‘intermittently; now or then'. The phrase ‘off and on' means uncertain, vacillating. For example Their off and on relationship. Some believe this term was originally referred to as minor railroad accidents, where the train went off the rails then on again.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Every day. It means each day, in 24 hours. This is repetitive and does not relate to the given phrase/idiom.
Option ‘b’ is Regularly. It is an adverb that means with a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same gap of intervals between the two patterns.
Option ‘c’ is Never at all. This phrase means – at no time in the past or future; not ever. For example, You should not do bad things, never at all.
Option ‘d’ is Occasionally. It is an adverb that means an infrequent or irregular interval; now and then. For example, He only visits her occasionally.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answer. Here, the meaning of the given phrase is – occasionally. Hence, option ‘d’ is the correct option.

Note:
 Don’t confuse between ‘regularly’ and ‘occasionally’. Occasionally doesn’t have any fixed time of interval, unlike ‘regularly’.