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bit by bit(idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
21
inch by inch(idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
21
little by little(idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
20
inchmeal(adverb, life, contentment, doings)
17
by inches(life, contentment, doings)
17
by slow degrees(idiom, life, contentment, doings)
15
by and by(life, contentment, doings)
15
by easy stages(life, contentment, doings)
15
by little and little(life, contentment, doings)
15
in dribs and drabs(life, contentment, doings)
7
so far so good(life, contentment, doings)
3
drop by drop(idiom, adverb, step, gradually)
3
piece by piece(idiom, adverb, step)
3
step by step(adjective, idiom, adverb, moderately)
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grade by grade(idiom, adverb, gradually)
2
in small doses(idiom, adverb, step)
1
by installments(adverb, moderately, regularly, somewhat)
1
foot by foot
1
part by part
0
in stages(adverb, gradually)
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