a little here,a little there; bits and pieces; fragments; a hotchpotch; a jumble; odds and ends; scrapes of this and that
❍ 那位自封的收藏家，只不过保存了一些～的东西。The self styled collector only keeps some odds and ends-a jumble.
东鳞西爪dōnɡ lín xī zhǎo
原指画龙时，只在东边画一片龙鳞，在西边画一只龙爪，而龙体被云遮住，以至看不到龙的全身。比喻看问题不全面。bits and pieces, odds and ends, scraps of this and there, a little here, a little there; fragments, a jumble, dribes and drabs