catch-as-catch-can

alternative catch as catch can

1. idiomaticOnly when possible or when the opportunity presents itself; intermittent.

   My efforts lately have been catch-as-catch-can, not carefully planned.

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   My wife did indeed provide the more dependable contributions to our income while mine came catch-as-catch-can.

   1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page x

2. governmentRelating to catch wrestling, a folk style of wrestling with minimal restrictions.

   In Lancashire and the north of Ireland, the catch-hold or catch-as-catch-can system still finds favour.

   1980, Walter Armstrong, Wrestling, page x

comparative more catch-as-catch-can · superlative most catch-as-catch-can · alternative catch as catch can

1. Ad hoc; in any way possible.