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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Meanwhile, Howells & Munro win their 5th straight Pro Doubles title on the trot and have swept all five events in 2025 thus far on tour. Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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