catch-as-catch-can

[ kach-uhz-kach-kan ]

/ ˈkætʃ əzˈkætʃˈkæn /

adjective

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

without specific plan or order: They lived catch-as-catch-can.

noun

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 of catch-as-catch-can

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby catch-as-catch-can

cat cafe, catcall, catch, Catch-22, catchall, catch-as-catch-can, catch at, catch a Tartar, catch basin, catch cold, catch-colt

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Example sentences from the Web for catch-as-catch-can

The supply of grape juice seems almost unlimited, yet coal is to be had catch-as-catch-can.
Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]|Christopher Darlington Morley
The men of Catch-as-Catch-Can were incapable of a word; they were amazed beyond speech.
Every Man for Himself|Norman Duncan
Is voice culture a sort of catch-as-catch-can with the probabilities a hundred to one against success?
The Head Voice and Other Problems|D. A. Clippinger
Sam is a human firebrand, a dash of tabasco, a rough comedian and catch-as-catch-can joker.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan

It was a constantly changing battle, kaleidoscopic, free-for-all, catch-as-catch-can.
Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918|Various

British Dictionary definitions for catch-as-catch-can

catch-as-catch-can

noun

a style of wrestling in which trips, holds below the waist, etc, are allowed

adjective, adverb

mainly US and Canadian using any method or opportunity that comes to hand

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Idioms and Phrases with catch-as-catch-can

catch as catch can

By whatever means or in any way possible, as in There was no formal language program; one simply learned Spanish catch as catch can. This term, in slightly varying versions but with the same meaning, dates from the late 1300s.

Cultural definitions for catch-as-catch-can

catch-as-catch-can

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.”

单词	catch-as-catch-can
释义	catch-as-catch-can [ kach-uhz-kach-kan ] / ˈkætʃ əzˈkætʃˈkæn / adjective 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 without specific plan or order: They lived catch-as-catch-can. noun 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 of catch-as-catch-can First recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby catch-as-catch-can cat cafe, catcall, catch, Catch-22, catchall, catch-as-catch-can, catch at, catch a Tartar, catch basin, catch cold, catch-colt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catch-as-catch-can The supply of grape juice seems almost unlimited, yet coal is to be had catch-as-catch-can. Mince PieAuthor: Christopher Darlington MorleyRelease Date: October 10, 2004 [eBook #13694]\|Christopher Darlington Morley The men of Catch-as-Catch-Can were incapable of a word; they were amazed beyond speech. Every Man for Himself\|Norman Duncan Is voice culture a sort of catch-as-catch-can with the probabilities a hundred to one against success? The Head Voice and Other Problems\|D. A. Clippinger Sam is a human firebrand, a dash of tabasco, a rough comedian and catch-as-catch-can joker. Fore!\|Charles Emmett Van Loan It was a constantly changing battle, kaleidoscopic, free-for-all, catch-as-catch-can. Current History, Vol. VIII, No. 3, June 1918\|Various British Dictionary definitions for catch-as-catch-can catch-as-catch-can noun a style of wrestling in which trips, holds below the waist, etc, are allowed adjective, adverb mainly US and Canadian using any method or opportunity that comes to hand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with catch-as-catch-can catch as catch can By whatever means or in any way possible, as in There was no formal language program; one simply learned Spanish catch as catch can. This term, in slightly varying versions but with the same meaning, dates from the late 1300s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for catch-as-catch-can catch-as-catch-can 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.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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