on the trot

idiom

British, informal

: following one after another

He won the race three times on the trot.

: busy all the time

Working full-time and raising children keeps her on the trot from morning till night.

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With two victories on the trot in the Spanish top flight, Madrid is recovering from a 4-0 drubbing in the Bernabeu from bitter rival FC Barcelona late last month and can now move within a point of the leader by beating Valencia in its game in hand over the Catalans. —

Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Bolivia come into this game buoyed by a magical run of three wins on the trot, but the run stops here. —

Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Joshua Cooperman won his third PPA senior singles title on the trot. —

Todd Boss, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024 No perfect game today, but that's my second win on the trot. —

Kris Holt, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 In fact, every bakery in Athens sells an assortment, both sweet and savory, for those pangs of hunger while on the trot. —

John Malathronas, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021 Blair had won his second election on the trot. —

Samuel Earle, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2021