Odds And Ends Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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odds and ends What does odds and ends mean?	a variety of small items (sometimes remnants of something)	We made games for the children from odds and ends that we found around the house.
odds and ends What does odds and ends mean?	a variety of small items (sometimes remnants of something else)	We made games for the children from odds and ends that we have at our house.
	Some Random Idioms
put off (someone or something) What does "put off (someone or something)" mean?	to cause a bad feeling for someone, to repel someone	He put off the other members of the class by complaining all of the time.

in round numbers/figures What does "in round numbers/figures" mean?	an estimated number, a figure that has been rounded off	I was able to learn, in round numbers, how much it would cost to move to a larger apartment.
rotten apple What does "rotten apple" mean?	a bad person	Sometimes there is one person who is a rotten apple in a group of people.
mind one's own business What does "mind one's own business" mean?	attend only to the things that concern one	I asked my friend to mind his own business when he asked me about my problems with my father.
Come to bear What does "Come to bear" mean?	If something comes to bear on you, you start to feel the pressure or effect of it.
in (someone's) favor What does "in (someone's) favor" mean?	to someone's advantage	The judge ruled in our favor in our dispute with the hospital.

fuck (something) up What does "fuck (something) up" mean?	damage or mangle something.	I totally fucked up the test.
get on one`s high horse What does "get on one`s high horse" mean?	to behave with arrogance	Our boss likes to get on his high horse and give orders to everyone.
pay off a debt What does "pay off a debt" mean?	to finish paying back the money that one has borrowed from a bank or business or person	I am working hard to pay off my debt to the store.
blue blood What does "blue blood" mean?	the blood (family line) of a noble or aristocratic family	Many blue bloods attended the opening of the new opera series.
give (someone) the creeps What does "give (someone) the creeps" mean?	to make someone feel uncomfortable	The girl next door is very strange. She gives me the creeps.
put on the feed bag What does "put on the feed bag" mean?	to eat a meal	I put on the feed bag as soon as I got home last night.

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