- drabs
- drabs [ dræbz ]see DRIBS AND DRABS
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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drabs — UK [dræbz] US See:dribs and drabs * * * /ˈdræbz/ noun dribs and drabs see ↑dribs * * * drabs [drabs] [dræbz] [dræbz] … Useful english dictionary
drabs — UK [dræbz] / US See: dribs and drabs … English dictionary
drabs — dræb n. prostitute, hooker; woman who is dirty and unkempt adj. dull, dreary, cheerless, dismal … English contemporary dictionary
dribs and drabs — n.pl. colloq. small scattered amounts (did the work in dribs and drabs). Etymology: as DRIBBLE + drab redupl. * * * noun plural : miserably small or paltry amounts, portions, or fragments usually scattered over a period of time taxes collected in … Useful english dictionary
in dribs and drabs — phrase gradually and in small amounts or numbers The guests began arriving in dribs and drabs. Thesaurus: graduallysynonym Main entry: dribs and drabs * * * in ˌdribs and ˈdrabs … Useful english dictionary
dribs and drabs — [ˌdrıbz ən ˈdræbz] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Drib probably from drib to fall in small drops ; DRIBBLE1. Drabs probably from dribs] in dribs and drabs in small irregular amounts or numbers over a period of time ▪ The guests arrived in dribs and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
dribs and drabs — [ ,drıbz ən dræbz ] noun in dribs and drabs gradually and in small amounts or numbers: The guests began arriving in dribs and drabs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dribs and drabs — [[t]drɪ̱bz ən dræ̱bz[/t]] PHRASE: PHR after v If people or things arrive in dribs and drabs, they arrive in small numbers over a period of time rather than arriving all together. [INFORMAL] It was a couple of months before I got any clients and… … English dictionary
dribs and drabs — If something comes in dribs and drabs, it arrives little by little, in small amounts or numbers. Instead of the crowed expected, people arrived in dribs and drabs … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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 … New idioms dictionary
