catch-as-catch-can (Meaning)

catch-as-catch-can

using any available means or method

In the dimly lit alleyway, a desperate catch-as-catch-can brawl erupted between the two men.
The kitten, with surprising agility, engaged in a catch-as-catch-can game with the fluttering butterfly.
Faced with an unruly crowd, the police resorted to catch-as-catch-can tactics to restore order.
The search party wandered through the dense undergrowth, utilizing catch-as-catch-can techniques to find any trace of the lost hiker.
The politician's campaign tactics were a mixture of catch-as-catch-can rhetoric and slick promises.
The children engaged in a chaotic catch-as-catch-can game of tag, their laughter echoing through the park.
During the financial crisis, many businesses adopted catch-as-catch-can measures to survive.
The hikers took a catch-as-catch-can approach to the trail, climbing over fallen trees and navigating through treacherous terrain.
The detectives employed catch-as-catch-can methods to gather information about the elusive suspect.
In the aftermath of the storm, volunteers engaged in a catch-as-catch-can effort to clean up the debris.

using any available means or method

random, arbitrary, scattered, slapdash, desultory, casual, sporadic, erratic, contingent,haphazard

regular, steady, regular, constant, continuous, methodical, orderly, stable, fixed, systematic

In the dimly lit alleyway, a desperate catch-as-catch-can brawl erupted between the two men.

The kitten, with surprising agility, engaged in a catch-as-catch-can game with the fluttering butterfly.

Faced with an unruly crowd, the police resorted to catch-as-catch-can tactics to restore order.

The search party wandered through the dense undergrowth, utilizing catch-as-catch-can techniques to find any trace of the lost hiker.