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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Fits and starts

Hello everybody. Here is a nice post about vomit.
Take a look at the sentence, please:

She vomited in fits and starts.

Does it mean that she was starting to vomit and stopping because of the fits (she was in convulsions)?
Thank you
  

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Just what I need first thing in the morning! then it stops. I think everyone vomits in fits and starts really...

— Nona the brit

  • Just what I need first thing in the morning!
  • then it stops.
  • I think everyone vomits in fits and starts really...
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Just what I need first thing in the morning!

When something happens in 'fits and starts' it means that it is very on and off..it happens...then it stops....then it happens....then it stops.....then it happens......then it stops.

I think everyone vomits in fits and starts really...
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Thank you nona,
My experience with vomit dates back from...Emotion: smile Just kidding, we won't open a discussion on the topic, it's too ea
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Especially after the beet greens Emotion: smile
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0 I'm warning you, do not bring uo the beet subject again:) 0-
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0 Claro que si 0-
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0 i think from the fits, sorry for interrupting u 0-
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