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The phrase "always got a dozen" is not standard in written English and may be considered informal or colloquial.
It can be used in contexts where someone is referring to consistently having a quantity of twelve items, often in a casual conversation.
Example: "Whenever I go to the market, I always got a dozen eggs ready for baking."
Alternatives: "always have a dozen" or "consistently possess a dozen".
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I've always got a dozen books going, which is why my suitcases are always so heavy.
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She always got A's in school.
You always got a call".
I've always got a choice".
If you get that, you've always got a chance".
They've always got an opinion!
By contrast The Onion quoted a fake State Department spokesman, who said: "Bibi always gets a little cranky when he sees us talking to Iran, but a few dozen short-range surface-to-surface missiles usually cheer him right up.
It got a dozen potential takers.
So my dad got two and I got a dozen.
I got a dozen different interpretations of the same judgment.
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