brick by brick
Adverb
Meaning
brick by brick (not comparable)
Created or built in a steady, step-by-step fashion.
Examples
Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.
It's nice to be able to engage with this fan base that I've worked to build, brick by brick.
Library campaigners are not prepared to stand by and watch something they cherish be dismantled brick by brick.
I say that building peace is like building a cathedral. You have to have a solid base, and then you do it brick by brick. But the process is irreversible. There's no way back.
I avoid grandiose plans. I start with a small piece that I can do. I go to the root of the problem and then work around it. It's building brick by brick.