Catch as catch can
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A form of freestyle wrestling descended from the Lancashire style, noted for its rough-and-tumble combat techniques.
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An idiomatic phrase in English describing a situation in which an ad hoc solution must be improvised due to the lack of ideal conditions. It translates literally as "in any manner possible." For instance, in the following sentence:
"We don't have enough textbooks for everyone, so we will have to proceed with the class catch as catch can"
