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What's a good word, phrase, or expression to describe the natural cycle that sometimes there's a lot of activity in a certain place while sometimes there's very little activity.
I thought of "high-tides low-tides" but I'm sure there's a better one... Help would be appreciated
-Logwood
PS I still keep getting "Error on Page" while clicking "preview".
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How about:
"feast or famine"
or
"when it rains, it pours"
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You were close--I'd say highs and lows.
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Ah great. Through "up and downs" I've found enough synonyms to last a lifetime! I like "teeter-tottering"... well, great job as usual. Someone outta give this forum a reward for something 
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Punctuated equilibrium (Niles Eldredge and Stephen Jay Gould 1972)
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