決まって

きまって【決まって， 極まって】

〔いつも， 必ず〕 ⇒ いつも ， ⇒ ていき［定期］(◇<TMP>定期</TMP>的に)

habitually

《正式》習慣的に， いつも；常習的に

*invariably

いつも， 例外なくきまって(⇔variably).

▲I always get ［feel］ nervous in her presence. 彼女の前に出るときまっておどおどする

She religiously waters the flowers every morning. 彼女は毎朝きまって花に水をやる(＝She makes (a) religion of watering...)

year in and year out いつもいつも， 年中；毎年きまって(＝year in， year out).

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きまって【決まって】

〔いつも〕 always; habitually; invariably; 《米》 all the time; 〔判で押したように〕 regularly; like clockwork; without exception; without fail; unfailingly.

●決まって…する be in the habit of doing; make it a rule to do; regularly [habitually, invariably, always, unfailingly] do.

●彼は月末には決まって金の無心に来る. At the end of every month, he never fails to [will invariably] come and ask me to loan him some money.

・武勇談は決まって誇張が多い. A tale of heroism invariably contains a great deal of exaggeration.

・この季節, 雨というと決まって大降りだ. During this season it never rains but it pours.

・僕はテストのときは決まって下痢をする. Whenever there's a test I'm sure to have diarrhea [loose bowels].

・その旅館では朝食には決まって卵料理が出る. In that inn an egg dish of some kind is invariably part of the breakfast menu.

・私が出掛けようとすると決まって電話が来る. Every time I'm about to leave the house the phone rings.