hour for hour

[Mark Chen]

Hi Teachers

Can you explain what is "hour for hour"?
I cannot find it from dictionary

Thanks in advance

Mark

[Mister Micawber]

Please give us the sentence; it is not an idiom per se.
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[Mark Chen]

Hi Mister Micawber

The paragraph is like this:

(Health.com) -- Watching too much television can make you feel a bit brain-dead. According to a new study, it might also take years off your life.
"Studies show that television leads to an increase in the consumption of energy-dense, snack-type foods," he says. "It's a stimulus for poor dietary behavior, whereas some of the other types of sedentary behavior are less likely to stimulate poor snacking behaviors." And because it burns so few calories -- about the same as sleeping, hour for hour -- watching TV tends to reduce a person's overall energy output, Dunstan adds.

Mark

[Alan]

Hi,

As it is used in your context

[Mark Chen]

Thank you, Alan

so it means "an hour for an hour", is it the same to write as "an hour for an hour"?
I think it needs an article ?

Mark

[Alan]

Hi Mark,

No, the articles aren't needed here.

Alan
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