inch by inch
... drop by drop点点滴滴地,一点一滴地 inch by inch慢慢的;逐步地;一点一点地 side by side肩并肩地,一起;等同于 ...
bit by bit
英语中由同一个名词重复,中间加一个by构成的类似习语很多,如:little by little / bit by bit(一点一点地),drop by drop(一滴一滴地),page by page(逐页地),door by door(挨门挨户地),floor by floor(一层楼
by little and little
... after a little过了一会儿 by little and little一点一点地,逐渐地 little by little一点一点地,逐渐地 ...