idiom > adopt a piecemeal approach
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Piecemeal
　　Explanation: Described the piecemeal approach to doing things off.
　　Usage: Joint type; as the predicate attribute, object; that work intermittently
　　Examples: ~ This is not the answer.
líng dǎ suì qiāo
　　Piecemeal, and off to work
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No. 3
　　Special sneaky to do this piecemeal dealings
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No. 4
　　词目　零打碎敲
　　注音　líng dǎ suì qiāo
　　释义　指以零零碎碎、断断续续的方式进行或处理。
　　出处 明·贾凫西《木皮词·引子》：“这些话都不过是零敲碎打，信口诌成，也有书本上来的，也有庄家老说古的。”
　　事例 我反正招也是死，不招也是死，不如痛痛快快地招了，倒死得干脆些，省得～白叫皮肉受苦！ ★吴越《括苍山记恩仇》第五十回
English Expression
  1. n.:  adopt a piecemeal approach,  do sth.bit by bit,off and on,  act by piecemeal
Thesaurus
do sth. bit by bit