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in dribs and drabs

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in dribs and drabs
in small portions; bit by bit. I'll have to pay you what I owe you in dribs and drabs. The whole story is being revealed in dribs and drabs.
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in dribs and drabs
in small amounts or a few at a time We could only afford to pay the builder in dribs and drabs. The hostages have been released in dribs and drabs.
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in dribs and drabs
in small amounts She says she keeps getting information in dribs and drabs.
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Olive Although I didn't have house insurance the court didn't care about me having to find the other pounds 500 and I only get the money from him when he pays it in dribs and drabs.
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3 billion US dollars to rebuild the shattered economy, but the assistance has so far come in dribs and drabs.
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We are in contact with some of their friends in Gambia but the information is only coming through in dribs and drabs.
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