FITS AND STARTS, FIX (SOMEONE’S) WAGON, FLASH IN THE PAN: American English Idioms #73

FITS AND STARTS When someone is progressing in an erratic manner, they are making progress in fits and starts. This phrase describes periods of apparent progress followed by periods of stagnation. The expression “fits and starts” is used to describe periods of success where the person or company experiencing them will experience failure, stop for…

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