for some reason or other

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Definition of for some reason or other

—used when the specific details about why something is or was done are not important or have been forgotten For some reason or other, they wouldn't let her in the building.

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for someone's part

for someone's taste

for some reason or another

for some reason or other

for some strange reason

for some/whatever reason

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