bits and pieces

Definitions

A random assortment of things; small remaining pieces and things.

informal, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

““I mean⟳, what is she even talking about? Got her pregnant at the Halloween party? What does that mean⟳? I don't even remember⟳ that party. I was wasted.” “Yeah, me too. I browned out that evening.” “"browned out"? What's "browned out"?” “Oh, it's when you drink⟳ so much that everything goes brown. It's not as severe as a blackout, 'cause I remember⟳ bits and pieces. I like⟳ to call⟳ it "browning out."””

“Fortunately, Dad was an ingenious sort⟳. He had found lots of the bits and pieces he needed for the van from the rubbish dump⟳.”

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