1. (informal) in small amounts or numbers over a period of time
   • ● She paid me in dribs and drabs, not all at once.
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   • belt and braces
   • black and blue
   • born and bred
   • chalk and cheese
   • chop and change
   • done and dusted
   • down and dirty
   • in dribs and drabs
   • eat somebody out of house and home
   • facts and figures
   • fast and furious
   • first and foremost
   • forgive and forget
   • hale and hearty
   • hem and haw
   • kith and kin
   • mix and match
   • part and parcel
   • puff and pant
   • to rack and ruin
   • rant and rave
   • risk life and limb
   • short and sweet
   • signed and sealed
   • spic and span
   • through thick and thin
   • this and that
   • top and tail
   • tried and tested
   • wax and wane

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