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catch-as-catch-can

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catch-as-catch-can
the best one can do with whatever is available. We went hitchhiking for a week and lived catch-as-catch-can. There were ten children in our family, and every meal was catch-as-catch-can.

catch-as-catch-can  (American)
achieved any way that is possible and not in a planned way We were working round the clock to finish the project so food and sleep were catch-as-catch-can.


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