odds and ends

NOUN

miscellaneous grouping

Synonyms

WEAK

assortment bits bits and pieces debris etcetera hodgepodge jumble knickknacks leavings leftovers litter medley melee miscellaneous paraphernalia miscellany mishmash mixed bag motley mélange notions novelties oddments olio particles patchwork potpourri rags refuse remainder remains remnants rest rubbish rummage scraps sundries sundry items this and that

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About eight years ago she launched a series of Instagram videos in which she whips up meals using leftovers and other odds and ends she finds in her fridge.

From The Wall Street Journal

If you have a lot of odds and ends in the fridge, think about making a flexible, inexpensive dish that makes good use of bits and bobs of various foods.

From Washington Times

Only here, Shiv and Roman make a disgusting smoothie made of rotten odds and ends from Caroline's miserly fridge – "a meal fit for a king," they claim.

From Salon

Alongside the everyday odds and ends are classical art materials: tubs of paint, stacks of ripped up inkjet prints and paintings created from photographs, acrylic and oil paint.

From New York Times

Broccoli, peppers and mushrooms are high on the list of wasted veg, but there are lots of ways to use up odds and ends in our fridge-raid recipes, from saag aloo to savoury pancakes.

From BBC

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