كيف تنطق "in dribs and drabs"

expression

in DRIBZ and DRABZ

التعريف

If something happens "in dribs and drabs," it comes or happens in small, irregular amounts over time, not all at once.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈdɹɪbz/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈdɹæbz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ˈɪn/ /drɪbz/ /ˈænd/ /dɹˈæbz

أمريكي

in DRIBZ and DRABZ

بريطاني

in DRIBZ and DRABZ

The donations arrived in dribs and drabs over several months.

The information comes in dribs and drabs, not all at once.

The guests arrived in dribs and drabs throughout the evening.

We only got the results in dribs and drabs, so it was hard to plan.