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(1882-1958) U.S. drama critic Like everyone else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds. www.english-slang.com

catch-as-catch-can

[catch-as-catch-can] {adj. phr.} Using any means or method; unplanned; free. * /Rip van Winkle seems to have led a catch-as-catch-can life./ * /Politics is rather a catch-as-catch-can business./ Compare: [HIT-OR-MISS]. […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

carry a tune

[carry a tune] {v. phr.} To sing the right notes without catching any false ones. * /Al is a wonderful fellow, but he sure can't carry a tune and his […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[out of season] {adv. phr.} 1. Not at the right or lawful time for hunting or catching. * /The boys were caught fishing out of season./ 2. Not at the […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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