parcel out
Divide into parts and distribute, as in She parceled out the remaining candy among the children. This idiom uses parcel in the sense of “divide into small portions.” [Mid-1500s]
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How to use parcel out in a sentence
The following three seasons will be released in six-month intervals, so parcel out the episodes now.
The Yes List – Where the Wild Things Are Makes Beautiful Music | The Daily Beast | August 28, 2009 | THE DAILY BEASTThe kings of the old world endeavored to parcel out this land to their favorites.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 9 (of 12) | Robert G. IngersollThen Mrs. Hartwell-Jones took a small parcel out of her work-bag.
Letty and the Twins | Helen Sherman GriffithHe would die, and they would parcel out all his possessions.
Mrs. Maxon Protests | Anthony HopeThey wanted to parcel out a big contest for a name for mankind's second planet.
Operation: Outer Space | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
He is not like us: we adapt ourselves: but these people parcel out their time as if they were in a trade, don't you know?
The Marriage of Elinor | Margaret Oliphant
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