LL7

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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