ikide bir

Meaning

Very frequently, over and over again, persistently.

Hyphenated as

i‧ki‧de‧bir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/i.ciˈde.biɾ/

Etymology

Compound of iki (“two”) + -de (locative suffix) + bir (“a, one, indefinite determiner”), literally “one (once) in two”.

Sentences

"İşte insanların hali böyledir!" demek isteyen manalı baş sallamaları ile ikide bir içini çekiyordu.

He sighed with meaningful nods, wanting to say, “That's the way people are!”