less and less

A phrase indicating that something is dwindling or becoming less frequent. She used to make mistakes all the time, but now that she's familiar with the job, it's been happening less and less. I have less and less interest in Adam the more time I spend with him.

See also: and, less

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

See also:

eggs is eggs
How long is a piece of string?
from my cold, dead hands
how about
how/what about...?
sure as eggs is eggs
(as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
beck and call
best foot forward
(one's) best foot forward

References in classic literature

As the sky grew less gloomy; indeed, began to grow a little genial, he became still less and less a recluse; as if, when the ship had sailed from home, nothing but the dead wintry bleakness of the sea had then kept him so secluded.

Moby Dick I LXVII

词组	less and less
释义	less and less less and less A phrase indicating that something is dwindling or becoming less frequent. She used to make mistakes all the time, but now that she's familiar with the job, it's been happening less and less. I have less and less interest in Adam the more time I spend with him. See also: and, less Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: eggs is eggs How long is a piece of string? from my cold, dead hands how about how/what about...? sure as eggs is eggs (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) beck and call best foot forward (one's) best foot forward References in classic literature As the sky grew less gloomy; indeed, began to grow a little genial, he became still less and less a recluse; as if, when the ship had sailed from home, nothing but the dead wintry bleakness of the sea had then kept him so secluded. Moby Dick I LXVII
随便看	have a (sudden) rush of blood to the head have a sweet tooth have a swelled head have a swollen head have at have a taste for (something) have a Technicolor yawn have at fingertips have a/the bright idea have a/the feel of (something) have a/the right to (do something) have a/the right to (something) have a/the wolf by the ear(s) have a thick head have a thick skin have a thick skull have a thing have a thing about have a thing about somebody/something have a thing about (someone or something) have a thing for (someone) have a thing for (something) have a thing going have a thing going (with someone) have a thin skin