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odds and ends

idiom

Miscellaneous things; oddments


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  1. 01

    all ends up

    Completely; totally.

  2. 02

    beat the odds

    To succeed despite being unlikely to do so.

  3. 03

    burn the candle at both ends

    To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.

  4. 04

    go to the ends of the earth

    To do everything possible to achieve something.

  5. 05

    long odds

    poor chances; unlikeliness, improbability

  6. 06

    loose ends

    Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.

  7. 07

    make ends meet

    To have enough money to cover expenses; to get by financially; to get through the pay period (sufficient to meet the next payday).

  8. 08

    odds and sods

    Miscellaneous items.

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