in small doses



in small doses

if you like someone or something in small doses, you only like them for short periods She's all right in small doses but I wouldn't want to spend a whole lot of time with her.
See also: dose, small

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Filippafee-LIP-pah (Swedish)Russian, Greek, Swedish, Italian
Agataah-GAH-tah (Italian, Spanish, Polish)  Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian
Wasylyna-Ukrainian
ZackZAKEnglish
LorrieLAWR-eeEnglish
Christianekris-tee-AH-nə (German), krees-TYAHN (French)German, French