In small amounts, by small degrees: “She didn’t get the money all at once; they sent it to her ________.”
This question was slightly altered from the 1965–70 question.
| BIT-BY-BIT | 8 |
| PIECEMEAL | 8 |
| A LITTLE AT A TIME | 7 |
| LITTLE BY LITTLE | 5 |
| IN DRIBS AND DRABS | 3 |
| BY DRIBS AND DRABS | 1 |
| IN BITS AND PIECES | 1 |
| IN INSTALLMENTS | 1 |
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