rhyme or reason
Equivalents
Españolno tener / llevar pies ni cabezarazón algunasin pies ni cabezasin ton ni sonsin ton y sin son
DeutschSinn und Verstand
7 more languages
Gàidhliggun ì, gun ò, gun adhbhar
Galegosen ton nin son
Portuguêssem pé nem cabeça
Русскийни складу, ни ладу
Svenskarim och reson
Examples
“Prices vary⟳ considerably from one town to another with no apparent rhyme or reason⟳.”
“He would often fly⟳ into an unexpected rage without rhyme or reason⟳.”
“I could see⟳ no rhyme or reason⟳ for the referee's decision. It was baffling!”
“While many of your essays were interesting, some seemed little more than self-promotion on the part of authors. I wished there had been a central essay to anchor the others or some kind of discernable rhyme or reason⟳ to their placement. As it was, I could not help⟳ but feel⟳ that it was a mish-mash of unrelated and poorly edited information.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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