just a few words 只言片语

“只言片语”，汉语成语，个别的词句和片段的话语。可以翻译为“just a few words，a word or two或a single sentence”等。

例句：

我无意中听到他们谈话的只言片语。

I overheard a fragment of their conversation.

她什么都读，新闻中的任何只言片语都要一一揣摩。

She read everything, digesting every fragment of news.