这样的短语很多，下面是一些比较常见的例子：

1. bit by bit

Bit by bit they accepted the idea. 他们慢慢地接受了这一想法。

trickle oil into the mixture bit by bit 把油一点点地注入混合物中。

2.day by day

We are getting older day by day. 我们一天一天地变老。

Competition is getting hotter day by day. 竞争日趋白热化。

3. inch by inch

She crawled forward inch by inch. 她一点一点地往前爬。

They climbed the steep mountain inch by inch. 他们一点一点地攀上那座陡峭的山。

4. item by item

Check the list carefully, item by item. 逐条仔细核对单子。

5. little by little

We paid the loan little by little. 我们一点一点地把债务还清了。

Little by little things returned to normal. 慢慢地情况恢复了正常。

6. one by one

She greeted her guests one by one. 她向客人们逐个问好。

His friends dropped off one by one. 他的朋友一个一个地走了。

7. piece by piece

He made it carefully, piece by piece. 他小心翼翼地逐件做好。

The bridge was taken down piece by piece. 桥梁被一部分一部分地拆毁。

8. side by side

They hung the two pictures side by side. 他们把两幅画并排挂着。

We stand side by side with you in this dispute. 我们在这次辩论中相互支持。

9. stage by stage

The police are building up a picture of the incident stage by stage.警察正在逐步摸清那次事件的经过。

10. step by step

He improved step by step. 他一步步有了改进。

I'll explain it to you step by step. 我会一步一步向你解释。

11. two by two

The children came in two by two. 孩子两个两个地进来。

12. week by week

Week by week he grew a little stronger. 每过一个星期他都更健壮一点儿。

13. year by year

The coastline is being eaten away year by year. 海岸线年复一年地被侵蚀着。

Year by year their affection for each other grew stronger. 年复一年，他们对彼此的爱愈加强烈。