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willy-nilly
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willy-nilly 
1. (informal) if something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether the people who are involved want it to happen or not Both countries are being drawn, willy-nilly, into the conflict.
2. (informal) without any order We threw our bags willy-nilly into the back of the truck.


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Some semblance of regret that so many millions of euro have been flitted away willy nilly, with spender-in-chief John O'Donoghue the wildest of them all.
Sorry? It's not in their vocabulary by The Mirror (London, England)
It's difficult to feel sorry for someone who goes through money like water, buying cars willy nilly, who pleads bankruptcy yet can still afford to jet off to Tenerife, still employs a nanny, and continues to support useless freeloader Mark Croft.
It's Kerry's own fault; Your view by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Percentages and numbers are thrown around willy nilly and manipulated by both sides.
Defence PR battle is a smokescreen for facts by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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