catch-as-catch-can

adj.
Using or making do with whatever means are available; irregular: made a catch-as-catch-can living doing odd jobs.

adv.
However or by whatever means possible: "Reading was learned catch-as-catch-can, while reindeer farming was learned deeply and thoroughly through the daily rigors of survival" (Bunny McBride).

By whatever means or in any way possible, as in There was no formal language program; one simply learned Spanish catch as catch can. This term, in slightly varying versions but with the same meaning, dates from the late 1300s.

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catch phrase	deadliest catch
cosmic catch	Mega Catch Ultra