thread and thrum

thread and thrum

A combination of good and bad. "Thrum" are the bits of thread left on the loom after a finished item has been removed. I know you're disappointed with your minor role in the play, but at least you get to act—you have to accept the thread and thrum.
See also: and, thread
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • hang by a thread
  • hang by a thread, to
  • hang by a thread/hair
  • eye of the needle
  • the eye of a needle
  • to bits
  • item
  • thread the needle
  • be an item
  • two-bit