A: It’s almost 6 p.m., let’s go for dinner.

    B: Wait a minute. I need to pick up some money, check-in, pack my bag.

    A: What on earth are you talking about?

    B: Sorry. I’m trying to sort out some bits and bobs before I go on holiday tomorrow.

    Note: The origin of this phrase meaning “odds and ends” is obscure, but it probably started off as a reference to coins. A bob was British slang for a shilling in pre-decimal days and “bit” meant a coin, eg. threepenny bit, two bob bit etc. If you had a pocketful of bits and bobs, your pocket was full of loose change. The phrase could have then been extended to odds and ends (or “odds and sods”) generally.