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～てばかり/てばかりいる
Usage:
Te Form of Verb + ばかり
Te Form of Verb + ばかりいる
Meaning:
do something again and again or for a long time (the talker is dissatisfied with it)
Examples:
スマホを見てばかりいると目が悪くなりますよ。
If you always watch your phone, your eyes will get worse.
あのチームは負けてばかりだ。
That team always lose.
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Why “見みてばかりいる” and not “見みているばかり”?
Here is the example.
喋ってばかりいる
keep talking
喋る
speak/talk
喋るばかり
喋っているばかり
be only talking (and do nothing else)