I keep my odds and ends in a kitchen drawer.
odds and ends
idiomMiscellaneous things; oddments
Origin
disputed originFrom a dialectal alteration of ords and ends (“points and endings" or "beginnings and ends”). More at ord, end.
Before moving, she spent the weekend sorting through odds and ends she had collected over the years.
The attic was filled with nothing but forgotten odds and ends — faded postcards, broken clocks, and keys to doors that no longer existed.
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all ends up
Completely; totally.
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beat the odds
To succeed despite being unlikely to do so.
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burn the candle at both ends
To work hard night and day; to sleep late and wake up early; to overwork or overexert oneself.
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go to the ends of the earth
To do everything possible to achieve something.
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long odds
poor chances; unlikeliness, improbability
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loose ends
Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.
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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).
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odds and sods
Miscellaneous items.