without rhyme or reason

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Cliché without purpose, order, or reason. (See variations in the examples. Fixed order.) The teacher said my report was disorganized. My paragraphs seemed to be without rhyme or reason. Everything you do seems to be without rhyme or reason.

See also: reason, rhyme, without

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They were in a hurry enough to start us, and now here we stand in the middle of a field without rhyme or reason. War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context And then, without rhyme or reason, all sceptical, my mind flew back to a small biographical note in the red-bound Who's Who, and I said to myself, "She was born in Cambridge, and she is twenty-seven years old. The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context Without rhyme or reason he was prepared to carry out his threat to kick Harley Kennan to death. Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack View in context			within earshot within grasp within hailing distance within limits within means within range within reach within reason within rights within striking distance within walking distance without without a backward glance without a by your leave without a doubt without a hitch without a murmur without a second thought without a shadow of a doubt without batting an eye without fail without further ado without half trying without missing a beat without question without rhyme or reason without so much as a by-your-leave without so much as doing witness witness for witness to wives wobble about woe woe betide Woe is me! wolf wolf down wolf in sheep's clothing woman woman of ill repute women won won't bite won't bother me any won't breathe a word won't hear a word against won't hold water Won't you come in? wonder wonder about			without qualification without question without question without rational basis without reality without reason without recompense Without recourse Without recourse Without recourse Without Recourse Finance Without Recourse Financing without reference without reference to without regard without regard to without regrets without relation without reliance in without repute Without Reservations Without reserve Without reserve without respect or regard to without respect to without restraint without results without reward without rhyme or reason without risk Without Rule of Law without scruples without shame without significance without so much as a by-your-leave without so much as doing without sound basis without specified limits without spirit without stain without stint without stopping without strings without substance without substantial cause without succor without suspicion without tendency to harm Without Tenure without the appearance of life without the name of the author Without the Quotes without thinking

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