Anil made money 'by fits and starts' means that he
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The idiom "fits and starts" mean anything that works on and off, anything that functions irregularly. so, the use of this idiom in the sentence, it means that anil made money on and off, meaning irregularly. his source of income is fluctuating, not permanent.
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Anil made money 'by fits and starts' means that he made money at irregular intervals.
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- An idiom refers to words or phrases used in a metaphorical sense.
- Idioms are used for their metaphorical meaning instead of referring to their literal meaning and are used in common daily life.
- Fits and starts is an idiom which means a phase of activity mixed in with phases of inactivity.
- It refers to something that starts in fits - fits here mean a sudden state of activity in a person's body or mind.
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