odds and ends
Miscellaneous things; oddments
The garage was filled with a random assortment of odds and ends.
ends
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Acronym of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System, e.g. a vape, e-cigarette, etc.
Collocations
5ADJ.
difficult, free, hard, inside, loose, novel
The novel ends with the main character finally finding peace after years of struggle.
VERB + ENDS
gained, join, make, making, means, mistaking, seem, time
She mistaking the means for the ends cost her the entire project.
ENDS + NOUN
candle, days, death, heroine's, tape
The candle's ends were burned down to little stubs after burning all night.
PREP.
on, up, with
The movie ends with a surprising twist that nobody expected.
ADV.
happily, truly
The movie ends happily with the couple finally reuniting after years apart.
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Idioms & Phrases
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).
... a schoolmaster, whose income being small, he was fain to keep a glass of good liquor for the entertainment of passengers, by which he made shift to make the two ends of the yea
at loose ends
Without any activity or purpose.
loose ends
Leftover items that have not been addressed or attended to.
I would have liked to stay later and tie up some of the loose ends.
tie up loose ends
To deal with the minor consequences of a previous action; to tidy up, finish, or complete.
Removing her name from the mailing list was her way of tying up loose ends.
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No money, no job, no friends. He was truly at loose ends.
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Before saying goodbye to their neighbors, the Smiths had to tie up some loose ends inside the house.
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After tying up loose ends on the house, the carpenter gave the painter approval to begin work.
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I hope I can manage to make both ends meet.
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The drawer is stuffed full of odds and ends.
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Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.
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