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词汇 in dribs and drabs
释义
in dribs and drabs
Theme: AMOUNT - SMALL
mod. in small portions; bit by bit.
I'll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs.The whole story is being revealed in dribs and drabs.
Idiom
in dribs and drabs
in small amounts or a few at a time.
We could only afford to pay the builder in dribs and drabs.The hostages have been released in dribs and drabs.
idiomin dribs and drabsif someone or something comes or goes somewhere in dribs and drabs, they come or go a few at a time, not all at once:News from the war zone's been coming in dribs and drabs.People began to leave the building in dribs and drabs, starting at about 4:30.

in dribs and drabs

Periodically in very small amounts; bit by bit. Information was relayed to us in dribs and drabs, but it was hours before we got the whole story of what had happened. The return on your investment will come in dribs and drabs at first, but you'll see a more steady flow of income later.

in dribs and drabs

in small portions; bit by bit. I'll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs. The whole story is being revealed in dribs and drabs.

in ˌdribs and ˈdrabs

(informal) in small amounts or numbers: People started arriving in dribs and drabs from nine o’clock onwards.He paid back the money in dribs and drabs.

in dribs and drabs

mod. in small portions; bit by bit. I’ll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs.
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