"in small doses" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. (informal) In small quantities or for short periods of time. Tags: informal Translations (Translations): pieninä annoksina (Finnish), à petites doses (French), w małych dawkach (Polish)
    Sense id: en-in_small_doses-en-prep_phrase-mwmL5ako Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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