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bit by bit by degrees by inches by inchmeal by slow degrees by snatches degreewise drop by drop foot by foot gradatim grade by grade gradually in detail in driblets in installments in lots in small doses in snatches inch by inch inchmeal little by little part by part piece by piece piecemeal slowly step by step |
little by little bit by bit by degrees by inches by inchmeal by slow degrees by snatches degreewise drop by drop foot by foot gradatim grade by grade gradually in detail in driblets in installments in lots in small doses in snatches inch by inch inchmeal part by part piece by piece piecemeal slowly step by step |