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    bits and bobs

    US /bɪts ənd bɑbz/

    ・

    UK /bɪts ənd bɒbz/

    B2
    idm.Various small items or tasks.
    I bought bits and bobs from the market for home repairs.

    Video subtitles

    Making Music With Unlikely Instruments

    09:27Making Music With Unlikely Instruments
    • It made me empty out all my pockets and all my drawers of any knick-knacks and bits and bobs I could possibly string together to make it happen for him.

      It made me empty out all my pockets and all my drawers of any knick-knacks and bits and bobs I could possibly string together to make it happen for him.

    • It made me empty out all my pockets and all my drawers of any knickknacks and bits and bobs I could possibly string together to make it happen for him,

      It made me empty out all my pockets and all my drawers of any knickknacks and bits and bobs I could possibly string together to make it happen for him,

    B1

    Street Food Photography with David Loftus - Kit

    03:01Street Food Photography with David Loftus - Kit
    • It just has a little selection of bits and bobs

      It just has a little selection of bits and bobs

    • It just has a little selection of bits and bobs.

      It just has a little selection of bits and bobs.

    A2

    Answering your questions about the US-Israel war with Iran | BBC Newscast

    28:22Answering your questions about the US-Israel war with Iran | BBC Newscast
    • The playground that wasn't hit by a missile, that there was a drone that was intercepted and debris came down and you know, obviously a Hotel's full of glitzy bits and bobs.

      The playground that wasn't hit by a missile, that there was a drone that was intercepted and debris came down and you know, obviously a Hotel's full of glitzy bits and bobs.

    • That there was a drone that was intercepted and debris came down and, you know, obviously a hotel's full of glitzy bits and bobs.

      That there was a drone that was intercepted and debris came down and, you know, obviously a hotel's full of glitzy bits and bobs.

    B1

    5 Common British English Expressions (Episode 2)

    03:085 Common British English Expressions (Episode 2)
    • So our first common British expression is bits and bobs, and this means various or miscellaneous things.

      So our first common British expression is bits and bobs, and this means various or miscellaneous things.

    • So if someone asks you, "What did you get for Christmas?" and you just really got a mixture, you can say, "Oh, just bits and bobs really." Nothing huge, just general, random things.

      So if someone asks you, "What did you get for Christmas?" and you just really got a mixture, you can say, "Oh, just bits and bobs really." Nothing huge, just general, random things.

    A2

    Learn English while I clean my house | Comprehensible Input

    30:03Learn English while I clean my house | Comprehensible Input
    • Just a few bits and bobs.

      Just a few bits and bobs.

    • Bits and bobs is a very British setting saying, and it means little things, small tasks.

      Bits and bobs is a very British setting saying, and it means little things, small tasks.

    B2

    Testing Light Refraction With Water! | Play School: Science Time

    09:25Testing Light Refraction With Water! | Play School: Science Time
    • What have we got in the bits and bobs basket?

      What have we got in the bits and bobs basket?

    • What have we got in the bits and bobs basket?

      What have we got in the bits and bobs basket?

    B2

    Best of Balamory 🌈 | Songs, Stories & Adventures | CBeebies

    26:50Best of Balamory 🌈  | Songs, Stories & Adventures | CBeebies
    • With bits and bobs, I do the job.

      With bits and bobs, I do the job.

    • With bits and bobs, I do the job.

      With bits and bobs, I do the job.

    A2

    5 Must-Know British Phrases for Natural Conversations

    04:265 Must-Know British Phrases for Natural Conversations
    • At number 4 we have "bits and bobs." Bits and bobs just means a mix of random items or small things.

      At number 4 we have "bits and bobs." Bits and bobs just means a mix of random items or small things.

    • For example, "Grandma, I'm just slipping to the shop to get some bits and bobs.

      For example, "Grandma, I'm just slipping to the shop to get some bits and bobs.

    B1

    A British Christmas: Traditions

    06:54A British Christmas: Traditions
    • This is usually a roast and you'll have all the trimmings which means all the extra bits and bobs like stuffing, and pigs in blankets, and roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, it's just incredibly delicious food.

      This is usually a roast and you'll have all the trimmings which means all the extra bits and bobs like stuffing, and pigs in blankets, and roast potatoes, cranberry sauce, it's just incredibly delicious food.

    B1