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in small doses

in small doses prepositional phrase: in small quantities or for short periods of time.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (informal) In small quantities or for short periods of time.

Questions about in small doses

What does in small doses mean?
In small doses means in small quantities or for short periods of time.
What part of speech is in small doses?
In small doses is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in small doses in the dictionary

  1. in sight
  2. in silence
  3. in silhouette
  4. in silico
  5. in situ
  6. in small doses
  7. in so far as
  8. in so many words
  9. in so much
  10. in someone's black books
  11. in someone's blood

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