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bit by bit(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, life)
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little by little(expression, idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
19
by degrees(expression, adverb, life, contentment, doings)
19
inch by inch(expression, idiom, adverb, life, contentment)
17
by inches(expression, life, contentment, doings)
17
by slow degrees(expression, idiom, life, contentment, doings)
15
by and by(expression, life, contentment, doings)
15
by easy stages(expression, life, contentment, doings)
15
by little and little(expression, life, contentment, doings)
15
in dribs and drabs(expression, life, contentment, doings)
7
piecemeal(adjective, adverb)
6
gradually
5
slowly
4
gradual
4
step by step(expression, idiom, adverb)
3
piece by piece(expression, idiom, adverb)
2
degree
2
drop by drop(expression, idiom, adverb)
2
gradatim
1
bit-by-bit
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