for (some) months running

for (some) months running
for (some) days running & for (some) weeks running & for (some) months running & for (some) years running
days in a series; months in a series; etc. (The

some

can be any number.) •

I had a bad cold for five days running.

For two years running, I brought work home from the office every night.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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