odds and ends

An assortment of small, miscellaneous items, especially those that are not especially important or valuable. I can never find what I need amongst all the odds and ends in this drawer! I wish the house weren't so cluttered up with odds and ends.

See also: and, end, odds

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

odds and ends

miscellaneous things. There were lots of odds and ends in the attic, but nothing of real value. I had the whole house cleaned out except for a few odds and ends that you might want to keep.

See also: and, end, odds

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

odds and ends

Miscellaneous items, fragments and remnants, as in I've finished putting everything away, except for a few odds and ends. This expression may have originated as odd ends in the mid-1500s, meaning "short leftovers of some material" (such as lumber or cloth). It had acquired its present form and meaning by the mid-1700s.

See also: and, end, odds

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

odds and ends

miscellaneous articles and remnants.

A racier alternative formulation is odds and sods .

See also: and, end, odds

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

odds and ˈends

(British English also odds and ˈsods) (informal) small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set: She’s got all kinds of interesting odds and ends on her desk. I’ve got a few odds and ends (= small jobs) to do before leaving.

See also: and, end, odds

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

odds and ends

Fragments and remnants; a miscellaneous collection. This term may have originated as odd ends, meaning short leftovers from bolts of cloth. It was transferred to miscellany of other kinds by the mid-sixteenth century, and by the mid-eighteenth century it had become the modern cliché.

See also: and, end, odds

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

old enough to be (one's) mother
old enough to be mother
not (all) that good/bad/well/poor/etc.
not all that good, well, etc.
sunset years
twilight
twilight years
one's sunset years
rumble on

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释义	odds and ends odds and ends An assortment of small, miscellaneous items, especially those that are not especially important or valuable. I can never find what I need amongst all the odds and ends in this drawer! I wish the house weren't so cluttered up with odds and ends. See also: and, end, odds Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. odds and ends miscellaneous things. There were lots of odds and ends in the attic, but nothing of real value. I had the whole house cleaned out except for a few odds and ends that you might want to keep. See also: and, end, odds McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. odds and ends Miscellaneous items, fragments and remnants, as in I've finished putting everything away, except for a few odds and ends. This expression may have originated as odd ends in the mid-1500s, meaning "short leftovers of some material" (such as lumber or cloth). It had acquired its present form and meaning by the mid-1700s. See also: and, end, odds The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. odds and ends miscellaneous articles and remnants. A racier alternative formulation is odds and sods . See also: and, end, odds Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary odds and ˈends (British English also odds and ˈsods) (informal) small items that are not valuable or are not part of a larger set: She’s got all kinds of interesting odds and ends on her desk. I’ve got a few odds and ends (= small jobs) to do before leaving. See also: and, end, odds Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary odds and ends Fragments and remnants; a miscellaneous collection. This term may have originated as odd ends, meaning short leftovers from bolts of cloth. It was transferred to miscellany of other kinds by the mid-sixteenth century, and by the mid-eighteenth century it had become the modern cliché. See also: and, end, odds The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: old enough to be (one's) mother old enough to be mother not (all) that good/bad/well/poor/etc. not all that good, well, etc. sunset years twilight twilight years one's sunset years rumble on
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