a tragos

Spanish

Adverb

(idiomatic) bit by bit; gradually
Synonym: por partes

aprender a tragos
to learn bit by bit
- 17th century, Francisco Antonio de Fuentes y Guzmán, Recordación Florida, Adiciones y Aclaraciones III:
  Hace á tragos su papel
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“a tragos”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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