By degrees
prep_phrase
prep_phrase ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Prep_phrase
- 1 In gradual steps; bit by bit.
"She came to us snappish and suspicious, but when she found what sort of place ours was, it all went off by degrees; […]"
Example
More examples"She came to us snappish and suspicious, but when she found what sort of place ours was, it all went off by degrees; […]"