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1 odds and ends
разрозненные предметы, всякая всячина; остатки; обрезки, обрывки, клочки, кусочки [первонач. odd ends]I've just remembered that I told the servants they might go out to-night, there's a circus at Blackstable; and I said we'd just eat up the odds and ends. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Mrs. Craddock’, ch. XXXIV) — Я только что вспомнила, что отпустила слуг сегодня вечером, так как в Блэкстейбл приехал цирк. Я сказала им, что мы доедим остатки вчерашнего обеда.
He could sometimes be found in the humblest auction rooms, ready to bid up to half a crown for the odds and ends. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Angel Pavement’, ch. IV) — Его можно было встретить иногда на самых жалких аукционах, где он покупал за полкроны какой-нибудь хлам.
During the winter he read to her all of the odds and ends of thoughts he had scribbled on the bits of paper. (Sh. Anderson, ‘Winesburg, Ohio’, ‘Paper Pills’) — В течение зимы доктор читал ей обрывки мыслей, которые царапал на клочках бумаги.
There were only a few odds and ends to stow in a suitcase when they went back to the studio after dinner that evening. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVII) — Пообедав в гостинице, сестры к вечеру вернулись в студию; оставалось запаковать кое-какие мелочи.
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