not always

Not every time or in every instance. A: "Do you go visit your grandparents in New York every summer?" B: "We try to, but not always." They typically overlook transactions that are less than $5,000, though not always.

Not always,

a conditional negative response. (See examples.) John: Do you come here every day? Jane: No, not always. John: Do you find that this condition usually clears up by itself? Doctor: Not always.

See also: always, not

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

every which where
every other
every which way
learn (something) from the bottom up
learn from the bottom up
learnt
every time
every single one
explore every avenue
explore every avenue, to

References in classic literature

The best intentions will not always ensure success.

Fables

Because, under the national government, treaties and articles of treaties, as well as the laws of nations, will always be expounded in one sense and executed in the same manner, -- whereas, adjudications on the same points and questions, in thirteen States, or in three or four confederacies, will not always accord or be consistent; and that, as well from the variety of independent courts and judges appointed by different and independent governments, as from the different local laws and interests which may affect and influence them.

Federalist Papers Authored by John Jay

"Man is not always like that, Mongrel; he is kind enough when he is not excited by religion."

Horses Tale

In the case of contraries, it is not always necessary that if one exists the other should also exist: for if all become healthy there will be health and no disease, and again, if everything turns white, there will be white, but no black.

Categories

Though it is not always the case, I believe, That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve: For, when debts are payable, right or wrong, A short-time loan is as bad as a long So why in Heaven (before we are there!) Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?

Power of the Dog

If Nicholas be not always found to be blameless or agreeable, he is not always intended to appear so.

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

John is a cautious man," he said, with a droll smile, "and it is not always easy to get his opinion about people, so I thought if I beat the bush on this side the birds would fly out, and I should learn what I wanted to know quickly; so now we will come to business.

Black Beauty

For machinery it is, doing its work in perfect silence and with a motionless grace, that seems to hide a capricious and not always governable power, taking nothing away from the material stores of the earth.

Mirror of the Sea

The conclusions deduced from these facts are unavoidable, and in stating them the author has been influenced by no feeling of animosity, either to the individuals themselves, or to that glorious cause which has not always been served by the proceedings of some of its advocates.

Typee

Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best servants; but not always best subjects; for they are light to run away; and almost all fugitives, are of that condition.

The Essays

Now those things in which a city should be one are of different sorts, and in preserving an alternate reciprocation of power between these, the safety thereof consists (as I have already mentioned in my treatise on Morals), for amongst freemen and equals this is absolutely necessary; for all cannot govern at the same time, but either by the year, or according to some other regulation or time, by which means every one in his turn will be in office; as if the shoemakers and carpenters should exchange occupations, and not always be employed in the same calling.

A Treatise on Government

To begin with: we do not always know whether what we are experiencing is a sensation or an image.

The Analysis of Mind

I do not mean to talk to you of what my feelings have been for him, but what they are NOW.--At present, if I could be satisfied on one point, if I could be allowed to think that he was not ALWAYS acting a part, not ALWAYS deceiving me;--but above all, if I could be assured that he never was so VERY wicked as my fears have sometimes fancied him, since the story of that unfortunate girl"--

Sense and Sensibility

He certainly knew what he was doing, and although I did not always know what I was doing, he made me wish to know, and ashamed of not knowing.

My Literary Passions

"It [141] is not always," observes Phlipote, whom every one excepting Claude on those occasions sought with admiring eyes--

The Guardian

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释义	not always not always Not every time or in every instance. A: "Do you go visit your grandparents in New York every summer?" B: "We try to, but not always." They typically overlook transactions that are less than $5,000, though not always. See also: always, not Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Not always, a conditional negative response. (See examples.) John: Do you come here every day? Jane: No, not always. John: Do you find that this condition usually clears up by itself? Doctor: Not always. See also: always, not McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: every which where every other every which way learn (something) from the bottom up learn from the bottom up learnt every time every single one explore every avenue explore every avenue, to References in classic literature The best intentions will not always ensure success. Fables Because, under the national government, treaties and articles of treaties, as well as the laws of nations, will always be expounded in one sense and executed in the same manner, -- whereas, adjudications on the same points and questions, in thirteen States, or in three or four confederacies, will not always accord or be consistent; and that, as well from the variety of independent courts and judges appointed by different and independent governments, as from the different local laws and interests which may affect and influence them. Federalist Papers Authored by John Jay "Man is not always like that, Mongrel; he is kind enough when he is not excited by religion." Horses Tale In the case of contraries, it is not always necessary that if one exists the other should also exist: for if all become healthy there will be health and no disease, and again, if everything turns white, there will be white, but no black. Categories Though it is not always the case, I believe, That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we grieve: For, when debts are payable, right or wrong, A short-time loan is as bad as a long So why in Heaven (before we are there!) Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear? Power of the Dog If Nicholas be not always found to be blameless or agreeable, he is not always intended to appear so. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby John is a cautious man," he said, with a droll smile, "and it is not always easy to get his opinion about people, so I thought if I beat the bush on this side the birds would fly out, and I should learn what I wanted to know quickly; so now we will come to business. Black Beauty For machinery it is, doing its work in perfect silence and with a motionless grace, that seems to hide a capricious and not always governable power, taking nothing away from the material stores of the earth. Mirror of the Sea The conclusions deduced from these facts are unavoidable, and in stating them the author has been influenced by no feeling of animosity, either to the individuals themselves, or to that glorious cause which has not always been served by the proceedings of some of its advocates. Typee Unmarried men are best friends, best masters, best servants; but not always best subjects; for they are light to run away; and almost all fugitives, are of that condition. The Essays Now those things in which a city should be one are of different sorts, and in preserving an alternate reciprocation of power between these, the safety thereof consists (as I have already mentioned in my treatise on Morals), for amongst freemen and equals this is absolutely necessary; for all cannot govern at the same time, but either by the year, or according to some other regulation or time, by which means every one in his turn will be in office; as if the shoemakers and carpenters should exchange occupations, and not always be employed in the same calling. A Treatise on Government To begin with: we do not always know whether what we are experiencing is a sensation or an image. The Analysis of Mind I do not mean to talk to you of what my feelings have been for him, but what they are NOW.--At present, if I could be satisfied on one point, if I could be allowed to think that he was not ALWAYS acting a part, not ALWAYS deceiving me;--but above all, if I could be assured that he never was so VERY wicked as my fears have sometimes fancied him, since the story of that unfortunate girl"-- Sense and Sensibility He certainly knew what he was doing, and although I did not always know what I was doing, he made me wish to know, and ashamed of not knowing. My Literary Passions "It [141] is not always," observes Phlipote, whom every one excepting Claude on those occasions sought with admiring eyes-- The Guardian
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