in small doses

Meaning

in small doses

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

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

increasingly little by little bit by bit progressively

Examples

Are we so made that we have to take death in small doses daily or we could not go on with the business of living? Virginia Woolf

I am a follower of hyaluronic acid – always in small doses of course – to fill wrinkles and fine lines. Isabelle Adjani

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses. Wisława Szymborska

Family, like arsenic, works best in small doses... unless you prefer to die. David Levithan

As we grow up, it feels like you should either invite people into your life or not. There should be fewer and fewer instances of friends you 'can only take in small doses.' Sloane Crosley

Three things are good in small doses and bad in big ones: yeast, salt, and hesitation. Jewish Proverb

Words in the phrase

in small doses

Close letter words and terms

in Slavonic in slipshod fashion in slow tempo in small stages in snatches in so doing