dribs and drabs; fragments; just a few known odd bits (/pieces/scraps); odds and ends
? 如果情況不明了，只憑著～的材料，輕率地做出結(jié)論，就會在工作中犯錯誤。Coming to a rash conclusion when the situation is still unclear or on the basis of scant and desultory material will lead to mistakes in the work.
一鱗半爪爪（甲）yī lín bàn zhǎo
鱗：指魚類的鱗片；爪：鳥獸的腳趾。比喻事物的零星片斷。fragments, odds and ends, dribs and drabs, scrapes of