odds and ends
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odds and ends
Where it comes from
From a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and ends”). More at ord, end.
noun
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Miscellaneous things; oddments
The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.
Similar: odds and sods
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noun miscellaneous things
| Español | retazos, trastos, cabos sueltos |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 瑣碎的事 /琐碎的事 |
| Português | miudezas |
| Français | bric-à-brac |
| Deutsch | Krimskrams |
| Italiano | cianfrusaglie |
| Русский | вся́кая вся́чина vsjákaja vsjáčina |
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