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At odds and ends

Posted by ESC on July 04, 2008 at 21:06

In Reply to: At odds and ends posted by Ashley Martin on July 04, 2008 at 17:00:

: Can you tell me what the meaning/origin Is of the English Phrase/saying "AT ODDS AND ENDS"? Where does it come from?

In the U.S., I have heard "odds and ends" used to mean random items. This and that. And I've heard "at sixes and sevens." See
www.phrases.org.uk meanings sixes-and-sevens.html

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