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adjective
1.
Also, catch-can. taking advantage of any opportunity; using any method that can be applied: a catch-as-catch-can life, as an itinerant handyman.
adverb
2.
without specific plan or order: They lived catch-as-catch-can.
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Catch-as-catch-can
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
noun
3.
a style of wrestling in which the contestants are permitted to trip, tackle, and use holds below the waist. Compare Greco-Roman (def. 3).
Origin:
1885–90
1885–90
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World English Dictionary
| catch-as-catch-can | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a style of wrestling in which trips, holds below the waist, etc, are allowed |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 2. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) using any method or opportunity that comes to hand |
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Cultural Dictionary
catch-as-catch-can definition
A phrase that describes a situation in which people must improvise or do what they can with limited means: “We don't have enough textbooks for all of the students, so it'll be catch-as-catch-can.”
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