Posted by Bruce Kahl on November 08, 2003 at
In Reply to: Re: Catch catcher's can? posted by R. Colwell on November 08, 2003
: : I've been hearing this phrase for 20 years even on tv
: : and haven't got a clue what it means. I think it means your screwed but how
it means it I don't know.
PRONUNCIATION: kchz-kch-kn
ADJECTIVE: Using or making do with whatever means are available; irregular: made
a catch-as-catch-can living doing odd jobs.
ADVERB: However or by whatever means possible: "Reading was learned catch-as-catch-can,
while reindeer farming was learned deeply and thoroughly through the daily rigors
of survival" (Bunny McBride )
The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.