一來二去

Chinese
 
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 to come two to go; to leave; to remove
trad. (一來二去) 一 來 二 去
simp. (一来二去) 一 来 二 去

Pronunciation

Idiom

一來二去

  1. in the course of contacts; gradually; little by little
    他們常在地裡一塊兒幹活，一來二去地也就熟了。 [MSC, trad.]
    他们常在地里一块儿干活，一来二去地也就熟了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tāmen cháng zài dì li yīkuàir gànhuó, yīlái'èrqù de yě jiù shú le. [Pinyin]
    As they often work together in the fields, they have got to know each other quite well.
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