catch-as-catch-can

English

Alternative forms

• catch as catch can

Adjective

catch-as-catch-can

1. (idiomatic) intermittent; only when possible or when the opportunity presents itself

   My efforts lately have been catch-as-catch-can, not carefully planned.

2. (wrestling) of a form of amateur freestyle wrestling (catch wrestling)
   • 1890, Walter Armstrong, Wrestling, Page x

     In Lancashire and the north of Ireland, the catch-hold or catch-as-catch-can system still finds favour

Adverb

catch-as-catch-can (comparative more catch-as-catch-can, superlative most catch-as-catch-can)

1. ad hoc, or in any way possible

Related terms

• catch as catch can