often : Idioms & Phrases
Along of , Along on , often shortened to Long of
- prep. phr., owing to; on account of. Obs. or Low. Eng. "On me is not along thin evil fare." Chaucer. "And all this is long of you." Shak. "This increase of price is all along of the foreigners." London Punch.
Webster 1913
every so often
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adverb occasionally
every now and then.
- every so often she visits her father
WordNet
more often than not
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adverb usually; as a rule
by and large; generally; mostly.
- by and large it doesn't rain much here