bits and bobs

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bits and bobs

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idiomatic, informal, plural, plural only A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and items. “Finished the last one at three this morning, apart from bits and bobs and poppers. Quite frankly, I'm dead!”
Similar: odds and ends, dribs and drabs

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@misc{bits_and_bobs_2026,
  title = {bits and bobs},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bits%20and%20bobs},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}