Dictionary of American Regional English

LL7

In small amounts, by small degrees: “She didn’t get the money all at once, they sent it to her ________.”

LITTLE AT A TIME 185
LITTLE BY LITTLE 130
BIT BY BIT 126
IN DRIBBLES 106
PIECEMEAL 105
IN INSTALLMENTS 76
IN DRIBLETS 60
BY DRIBS AND DRABS 39
IN DABS 33
BY DRIBBLES 29
IN DRIBS AND DRABS 22
LITTLE BIT AT A TIME 21
IN PAYMENTS 19
IN LITTLE DABS 14
GRADUALLY 13
IN BITS 13
IN DRIBS 13
DRIBBLES 12
NR 12
BY DEGREES 9
IN PARTS 8
IN SMALL AMOUNTS 8
IN BITS AND PIECES 7
IN SMALL PAYMENTS 7
IN LITTLE BITS 6
IN PIECES 6
PIECE BY PIECE 6
IN PORTIONS 5
BIT AT A TIME 4
BY DRIPS AND DRABS 4
DRIBBLED IT OUT 4
IN ALLOTMENTS 4
IN DRABS 4
IN LITTLE DRIBBLES 4
LITTLE BIT AT THE TIME 4
PART AT A TIME 4
AT INTERVALS 3
IN PARTIAL PAYMENTS 3
IN SMALL ALLOTMENTS 3
IN SMALL BITS 3
IN SMALL SUMS 3
LITTLE AT THE TIME 3
MONTHLY 3
ON INSTALLMENTS 3
ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN 3
BY BITS 2
BY DIBS AND DABS 2
BY INSTALLMENTS 2
BY PIECEMEAL 2
CHIPS AND WHETSTONES 2
DAB AT A TIME 2
DOLED IT OUT 2
DRIBBLE AT A TIME 2
DRIBBLED IT OUT TO HER 2
IN CHIPS AND WHETSTONES 2
IN DIBS AND DABS 2
IN LITTLE DRIBLETS 2
IN LITTLE DRIBS 2
IN MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS 2
IN PARCELS 2
IN PIECEMEAL 2
IN PIECEMEALS 2
IN SMALL LOTS 2
LITTLE ALONG 2
ON INSTALLMENT 2
PENNY BY PENNY 2
PERIODICALLY 2
PIECEMEALS 2
SMALL AMOUNT AT A TIME 2
ALL ALONG 1
ALLOTMENTS 1
ALONG AND ALONG 1
BIT BY PIECE 1
BY A LITTLE 1
BY BITS AND DABS 1
BY BITS AND PIECES 1
BY DIBBLES AND DABS 1
BY DRIBBLES AND DRABS 1
BY DRIB-DRABS 1
BY DRIBLETS 1
BY DRIBS 1
BY INSTALLMENT 1
BY LITTLE DRIBS 1
BY LITTLES 1
BY PAYMENTS 1
BY PIECEMEALS 1
BY SMALL AMOUNTS 1
BY THE DEGREES 1
BY THE DRIBS 1
BY THE MONTH 1
DRIB AND DRAB 1
DRIBBLED IN 1
DRIBS AND DRABS 1
DRIP BY DRIP 1
DROP AT A TIME 1
DROP BY DROP 1
EKED IT OUT TO HER 1
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE 1
FEW DOLLARS AT A TIME 1
FOR DENOMINATIONS 1
IN A LUMP 1
IN DABBLES 1
IN DIBBLE-DABBLES 1
IN DIB-DABS 1
IN DIFFERENT ALLOTMENTS 1
IN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS 1
IN DIVIDED AMOUNTS 1
IN DOBS 1
IN DRIBBLE-DRAP 1
IN DRIBBLES AND DRABBLES 1
IN DRIBBLES AND DRABS 1
IN DRIBBLIN’S 1
IN DRIB-DRABS 1
IN DRIBS AND DRABBLES 1
IN DRIPPLES 1
IN DRIPS 1
IN EASY STAGES 1
IN FOUR PARTS 1
IN INSTALLMENT 1
IN JERKS 1
IN JOB LOTS 1
IN LITTLE BUNCHES 1
IN LITTLE DABBLES 1
IN LITTLE DABS AT A TIME 1
IN LITTLE DROPS 1
IN MONTHLY ALLOTMENTS 1
IN MONTHLY PAYMENTS 1
IN NUMEROUS INSTALLMENTS 1
IN PART PAYMENT 1
IN PAYMENT 1
IN PETTY PAYMENTS 1
IN RATIONS 1
IN SEPARATE ALLOTMENTS 1
IN SEPARATE AMOUNTS 1
IN SEPARATE LOTS 1
IN SMALL AMOUNTS AT A TIME 1
IN SMALL DABS 1
IN SMALL DONATIONS 1
IN SMALL DRIBBLES 1
IN SMALL PARTS 1
IN SMALL PORTIONS 1
IN SPRINKLINGS 1
IN SPURTS 1
IN STALLMENT 1
IN TRIFLING AMOUNTS 1
IN VARIED AMOUNTS 1
INSTALLMENT 1
INSTALLMENTS 1
LITTLE BIT EVERY WEEK 1
LITTLE BIT NOW AND THEN 1
LITTLE BIT TO A TIME 1
LITTLE TADS AT A TIME 1
LITTLE TO A TIME 1
MONTHLY PAYMENTS 1
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME 1
PARTIAL PAYMENTS 1
PAYMENTS 1
PENNYWISE 1
PIECE AT A TIME 1
PORTION AT A TIME 1
PORTIONS 1
QUARTERLY 1
SLOWLY 1
SMALL AMOUNTS 1
SMALL PAYMENT 1
SMALL TASTE 1
SPLIT UP 1
STAGGERED PAYMENTS 1
WEEKLY 1

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