The phrase "a tidy bit of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a small amount of something in a neat or organized manner, often with a positive connotation.
Example: "She added a tidy bit of sugar to her tea, making it just sweet enough for her taste."
Alternatives: "a small amount of" or "a neat portion of".
About a year ago Fred Hooper, who owns Alhambra, picked up a tidy bit of prize money when his Greek Game was moved into first place after California Kid was disqualified in the Washington Park Futurity.
"It's a gesture," Mr. Larson said, in a tidy bit of understatement.
Given that only 6 players (4 for the USA) made the 2010 tournament, that's a tidy bit of progress.
This admittedly extreme example reveals another feature of the book: a propensity to bully the reader through sheer weight of information and opinion, which includes a tidy bit of showing off.
In a tidy bit of coincidence, his spontaneous interview on the street demonstrated the power of viral marketing in a way he is hoping to replicate with his band and his company.
Pretending to be sick is a bit trickier than in winter, but a summer cold isn't unheard of (and after all, the young children of those relatives you've got visiting are a walking pestilence), and as long as you play that card with relative infrequency — I'd advise only once every other summer — you can buy yourself a tidy bit of time.
At the other extreme, we can take in processed, neat-and-tidy bits of medical knowledge from commercials and TV docs.
A box tidy bits will be very efficient, do not hesitate to have several boxes of bits.
Asked about the situation in Iraq, he said: "The assumption that a little bit of tidy, surgical military action would create western-style democracy in the Middle East is a terrible illusion".
On Sunday I returned to pooter about, pick some salads and have a bit of a tidy-up.
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