for some reason or other
idiom
—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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But anyway, for some reason or other, I’ve been pulled in that direction all my life, that that sort of dark tone.
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Similar trips follow to some tourist spots, like Grand Central Terminal’s whispering gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Carnegie Hall, all because Jimmy and Francine nominally need to be there for some reason or other.
—Vulture, 26 Apr. 2023
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Literary Hub, 12 May 2025
Similar trips follow to some tourist spots, like Grand Central Terminal’s whispering gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Carnegie Hall, all because Jimmy and Francine nominally need to be there for some reason or other.
—Vulture, 26 Apr. 2023
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“For some reason or other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20some%20reason%20or%20other. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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