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catch-as-catch-can

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catch-as-catch-can (kchz-kch-kn, kchz-kch-)
adj.
Using or making do with whatever means are available; irregular: made a catch-as-catch-can living doing odd jobs.
adv.
However or by whatever means possible: "Reading was learned catch-as-catch-can, while reindeer farming was learned deeply and thoroughly through the daily rigors of survival" (Bunny McBride).


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He never had been what you'd call a champion catch-as-catch-can talker, but now he was silenter than ever.
John Marston, as well, has too little delicacy or reserve; he also wrote catch-as-catch-can non-dramatic satires.
 
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