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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

without rhyme or reason

no rhyme or reason - if there is no rhyme or reason why something happens, there is no obvious explanation for it. Changes have been made to the text without rhyme or reason.
See also: reason, without

no rhyme or reason
without any reasonable explanation or purpose. Because the cave was formed by gases that ate away the rock, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to its shape.
See also: reason


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