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Sentence #24932

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic January 12, 2012 January 12, 2012 at 9:19:23 PM UTC link Permalink

Don't worry, CK thinks he is the only anglophone on the Earth...

orcrist orcrist October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 at 11:09:20 AM UTC link Permalink

I've never heard this expression, if it is one, before.

sacredceltic sacredceltic October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 at 11:12:22 AM UTC link Permalink

http://idioms.thefreedictionary...h+as+catch+can

sacredceltic sacredceltic October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 at 11:13:07 AM UTC link Permalink

http://tatoeba.org/fre/sentences/show/2024265

orcrist orcrist October 10, 2013 October 10, 2013 at 11:17:42 AM UTC link Permalink

Thanks for the link! For a (slightly?) uncommon expression like this, it's good to have that here.

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Catch as catch can.

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➜ #187794何とかしてできるだけ捕まえろ。

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➜ #1529537做多少算多少。

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➜ #1554217Pillar como pillar puede.

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➜ #5572011Her fırsatı değerlendir.

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➜ #7035997Használj ki minden lehetőséget.

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