bits and pieces
plural noun
1
: small pieces
There were broken bits and pieces of glass all over the floor.
I finished the project in bits and pieces during my spare time.
2
: things or objects of different kinds
There are just a few bits and pieces of furniture in the office.
No one knows exactly what happened. All we have is a few bits and pieces of information so far.
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Even so, Eisner allowed the boy to contribute bits and pieces to the studio's comics.
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Etelka Lehoczky, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Friday marked the end of unprecedented access to Trump, who heard bits and pieces about dramas that unfolded around him — those who drank too much or had romantic entanglements or got into arguments at his club.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Riley sees bits and pieces of how the quarterback’s come a long way.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
And then there are other bits and pieces around it, in the town and in the church and stuff.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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Etelka Lehoczky, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Friday marked the end of unprecedented access to Trump, who heard bits and pieces about dramas that unfolded around him — those who drank too much or had romantic entanglements or got into arguments at his club.
—Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
Riley sees bits and pieces of how the quarterback’s come a long way.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
And then there are other bits and pieces around it, in the town and in the church and stuff.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Bits and pieces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bits%20and%20pieces. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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