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Meanings of little by little in English
Portuguese
pouco a pouco Synonyms
Examples for "by inches"
Examples for "by inches"
1
It gets into the soul; it is stagnation; you die by inches.
2
Given that races are often won by inches, crabs are a no-no.
3
He had got the door open by inches, but not far enough.
4
Better be poisoned at once than die by inches in this way.
5
It missed us by inches, but we got out of the way.
1
People jockeying for position, nudging their way across the flow, pressing forward or backward by small degrees.
2
Mr, Peabody worked his way up by small degrees, from a clerk in America to a banker in London.
3
He had begun by small degrees, just taking a nip now and then, till he had become-andthat very rapidly- aharddrinker.
4
Translate: "and understand to what end the New Comedy was adopted, which by small degrees degenerated into a mere show of skill in mimicry."
5
By small degrees it gathered pace.
Usage of little by little in English
1
He had it brought little by little carefully packed in sealed cases.
2
The poison of sloth will get into the soul little by little.
3
Proofs of the imposture were little by little discovered by the critics.
4
The gas would burn quietly, and we should descend little by little.
5
Then, little by little, the facts began to clarify in his mind.
6
And so, little by little, the sun rises upon the Dark Continent.
7
Thus the Coupeaus learnt little by little some particulars of his life.
8
She washes it little by little-onlyshe begins at the other edge.
9
When it begins to boil add the Indian meal, little by little.
10
Then add the Indian meal, little by little, stirring all the time.
11
But, little by little, the telegraph lines were built over the country.
12
Jeanne grew calmer little by little, and was the first to move.
13
The act started off briskly, and little by little her tension relaxed.
14
So I learned it little by little, and did not give up.
15
I began, little by little, to have some suspicion of the truth.
16
And then, little by little, the night gradually came to an end.