catch-as-catch-can
adjective
: using any available means or method : hit-or-miss
a catch-as-catch-can system that relies on borrowed judges—
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Their thorny flawed catch-as-catch-can humanity now stands in stark contrast to the majority of movies that have been spun off from comic books over the last 40 years.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2023
Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 June 2023
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