no rhyme or reason

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no rhyme or reason

if there is no rhyme or reason why something happens, there is no obvious explanation for it I don't know what makes her behave like that. There's no rhyme or reason to it.

See also: reason, rhyme

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Everyone had some defect, of body or of mind: he thought of all the people he had known (the whole world was like a sick-house, and there was no rhyme or reason in it), he saw a long procession, deformed in body and warped in mind, some with illness of the flesh, weak hearts or weak lungs, and some with illness of the spirit, languor of will, or a craving for liquor. Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context All my fastidiousness would suddenly, for no rhyme or reason, vanish. Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context			no love lost between No man can serve two masters no matter no matter how slice no matter how you slice it no matter what no mean no messing No more Mr Nice Guy No more than I have to no need No news is good news no nonsense no offense No offense meant No offense taken No one is indispensable no one will be any the wiser No pain, no gain no point in no prizes for guessing no problem no problem with that no questions asked No rest for the wicked no rhyme or reason no sale no salesman will call no shit no shortage of lots of No siree! no skin off teeth no smoke without fire no soap no sooner said than done no sooner than no spring chicken no stranger to no stress no strings no strings attached no such luck No such luck! no sweat No sweat! no thanks to no thanks to you no time like the present no trespassing no trouble no two ways about it			No Repeats No Replication No Reply No Reply Expected No Reply Necessary No Reply Received No Répondez S'il Vous Plaît No Report no reputation no repute No Requiere Ajuste De Dosis No rescatable No Research Development Only No Reserve no respecter of persons no response no response no response no response no response No Response Necessary/Needed No Response Required No rest for the wicked No rest for the wicked No rest for the wicked No Restrictions No Resuscitation/Revival No Retainer Public Relations No retreat no surrender No Returns no rhyme or reason No risk for future cancer No Risk No Fun No Room for Heroes No Room for Magic no room to swing a cat no room to swing a cat no room to swing a cat no room to swing a cat no rose without a thorn no rose without a thorn No Rule Book Handy No Rules Radio No Rush No Ruz No Ruz No Sabe No Contesta No Safeword Writers Group no sale no salesman will call No Salt On Tray No School Tomorrow No Scope No Screenshot-No Download No See 'eM No see them No see them No see them No see um No see um No see um

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