on the trot

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on the trot

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Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, informal Successively, in succession; one after the other. We played five gigs on the trot.
Similar: in a row, on the spin, on the bounce
idiomatic, informal Continually busy. I've been on the trot all day.
Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang on the run; fleeing 2001, 26 July, Liverpool Echo, "Man is jailed for '80s killing" The former South London publican admitted at the Old Bailey that he "went on the trot" on Christmas Day, 1986 following a brawl at a party […]

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@misc{on_the_trot_2026,
  title = {on the trot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20the%20trot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}