DRIBS

Meaning of DRIBS in English

[plural] [noun] - in dribs and drabs in small amounts, a few at a timeThe hostages have been released in dribs and drabs.The crowd trickled into the park in dribs and drabs.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

DRIBS — n. part of the phrase "dribs and drabs" (little bits and pieces, small amounts)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DRIBS — / drɪbz; NAmE / noun [ pl. ] • IDIOMS - in dribs and drabs
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRIBS AND DRABS — noun plural : miserably small or paltry amounts, portions, or fragments usually scattered over a period of time taxes collected …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRIBS AND DRABS — small and usually irregular amounts: He repaid the loan in dribs and drabs.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
IN DRIBS AND DRABS — informal in small sporadic amounts. → dribs and drabs
Concise Oxford English vocab
DRIBS AND DRABS — dribs and drabs BrE AmE ˌdrɪbz ə n ˈdræbz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
IN DRIBS AND DRABS — ( informal ) in small amounts or numbers over a period of time : She paid me in dribs and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRIBS AND DRABS — dribs and drabs /ˌdrɪbz ən ˈdræbz/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Drib probably from drib 'to fall …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRIBS AND DRABS — n.pl. colloq. small scattered amounts (did the work in dribs and drabs). [as DRIBBLE + drab redupl.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DRIBS AND — drabs n.pl. colloq. small scattered amounts (did the work in dribs and drabs). [ as DRIBBLE + drab redupl. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DRIBS AND DRABS — n.pl. colloq. small scattered amounts (did the work in dribs and drabs). Etymology: as DRIBBLE + drab redupl.
Oxford English vocab
DRIBS AND DRABS — If people or things arrive in dribs and drabs , they arrive in small numbers over a period of time …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRIBS AND DRABS — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Mayne's squadron assembled at Kufra in dribs and drabs by the beginning of October.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRIBS AND DRABS — {n. phr.} Portions; small bits. * /John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs./
Slang English vocab
DRIBS AND DRABS — • ↑ in dribs and drabs
Longman Activator English vocab
DRIBS AND DRABS — {n. phr.} Portions; small bits. * /John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs./
Словарь английских идиом
IN DRIBS AND DRABS — a few at a time, little by little Many came to the sale, but they arrived in dribs and drabs.
English Idioms vocab
DRIBS AND DRABS — (See in dribs and drabs)
English Idioms vocab
IN DRIBS AND DRABS — a few at a time, little by little Many came to the sale, but they arrived in dribs and drabs.
English Idioms vocabulary
DRIBS AND DRABS — See in dribs and drabs
English Idioms vocabulary
DRIBS AND DRABS — n. phr. Portions; small bits. John paid Oliver back what he owed him in dribs and drabs.
American Idioms English vocabulary
IN DRIBS AND DRABS — adv infml It's better to do the work at once rather than in dribs and drabs — Лучше выполнить всю работу …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
IN DRIBS AND DRABS — dribs and drabs, in adv infml It's better to do the work at once rather than in dribs and drabs …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DRIBS AND DRABS — dribs and drabs n pl infml She has concocted the whole story from dribs and drabs of gossip picked up …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
DRIB — I. ˈdrib verb ( dribbed ; dribbed ; dribbing ; dribs ) Etymology: probably alteration of drip intransitive verb : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAB — I. ˈdrab noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1515 1. : slattern 2. : prostitute II. intransitive verb ( drabbed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOT MANY — INDEX: 1. a small number of people or things 2. very few 3. when a small number of people or …
Longman Activator English vocab
DRIB — drib.ogg drıb n 1> капля 2> обрывок, капля dribs and drabs - обрывки, мелочи; крохи to ration out information in …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DRIB — n 1> капля 2> обрывок, капля dribs and drabs - обрывки, мелочи; крохи to ration out information in dribs and …
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Cambridge English vocab

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