on the trot

idiom

British, informal
1
: following one after another
He won the race three times on the trot.
2
: busy all the time
Working full-time and raising children keeps her on the trot from morning till night.

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And, for the 5th time on the trot, the No. 1 pair of Anna Leigh Waters & Catherine Parenteau battered their way to a win over the No. 2 pair of Anna Bright & Rachel Rohrabacher. Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Although the team hasn't had the same amount of success since the introduction of ground effects in 2022, Mercedes-AMG won seven championships on the trot between 2014 and 2020. Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025

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“On the trot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20trot. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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