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See: ON OCCASION.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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on occasion

[on occasion] {adv. phr.} Sometimes; occasionally. * /We go to New York on occasion./ * /On occasion we feel like celebrating and have a party./ Compare: [ONCE IN A WHILE], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

equal to the occasion

[equal to the occasion] {adj. phr.} Capable of handling the situation. * /Although he had never before assisted in childbirth, the taxi driver proved equal to the occasion and helped […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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(1547-1616), Spanish novelist I drink when I have occasion for it, and sometimes when I have not. www.english-slang.com

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