26 entries under idiom topic. ×

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step by step(expression, adjective, adverb, degree)
10
bit by bit(expression, adverb, degree, leisurely)
7
little by little(expression, adjective, adverb, degree)
4
drop by drop(expression, adverb, degree)
3
by degrees(expression, adjective, adverb, degree)
3
inch by inch(expression, adverb, degree, slowness)
2
day by day
2
in stages(expression, adverb)
1
in a line(expression, continuity)
1
in column(expression, continuity)
1
in file(expression, continuity)
1
in sequence
1
in single file(expression, continuity)
1
in some degree(expression, degree)
1
in some measure(expression, degree)
1
in succession(expression, continuity)
1
in transitu
1
in turn(expression, continuity)
1
slowly in transitu(expression, continuance in action)
0
at a stretch(expression, continuity)
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