Example
“The top drawer was full of spare keys, batteries, and other odds and ends.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
every last
Neutral · CEFR B1
all members or items in a group, with no exceptions at all
bits and bobs
Neutral · CEFR B2
a mixed group of small, unrelated items or leftover pieces
cost the earth
Informal · CEFR B2
to be extraordinarily expensive
far and away
Neutral · CEFR B2
By a very large margin, especially when one option or person clearly surpasses the rest.
few and far between
Neutral · CEFR B2
rare and separated by long intervals or distances
for good measure
Neutral · CEFR B2
as an extra addition beyond what is strictly necessary
Source methodology
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