- rhyme or reason
- noun Date: 15th century good sense or reason
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rhyme or reason
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Rhyme or reason — Rhyme Rhyme, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[=i]m number; akin to OHG. r[=i]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old English… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rhyme or reason — If something is without rhyme or reason, it is unreasonable. ( Beyond rhyme or reason is an alternative.) … The small dictionary of idiomes
rhyme or reason — ► rhyme or reason logical explanation. there s no rhyme or reason to it. Main Entry: ↑rhyme … English terms dictionary
rhyme or reason — noun Etymology: translation of French (sans) rime ni raison (without) rhyme or reason : good sense, reason, reasonableness the order of entries is utterly without rhyme or reason Saturday Review * * * rhyme or reason Reasonable or sensi … Useful english dictionary
Rhyme and Reason — Infobox television show name = Rhyme and Reason caption = format = Game Show runtime = 30 Minutes creator = W.T. Naud Productions starring = Bob Eubanks Announcer: Johnny Jacobs country = USA rating= network = ABC first aired =1975 last aired… … Wikipedia
rhyme or reason — {n. phr.} A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences. * /Don could see no rhyme or reason to the plot of the play./ * /It seemed to Ruth that her little brother had temper … Dictionary of American idioms
rhyme or reason — {n. phr.} A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences. * /Don could see no rhyme or reason to the plot of the play./ * /It seemed to Ruth that her little brother had temper … Dictionary of American idioms
rhyme\ or\ reason — n. phr. A good plan or reason; a reasonable purpose or explanation. Used in negative, interrogative, or conditional sentences. Don could see no rhyme or reason to the plot of the play. It seemed to Ruth that her little brother had temper tantrums … Словарь американских идиом
rhyme or reason — If something is without rhyme or reason, it is unreasonable. ( Beyond rhyme or reason is an alternative.) (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rhyme or reason — pro idi logic, sense, or method (usu. used in the negative): These decisions seem to be made without rhyme or reason. There was no rhyme or reason for what they did[/ex] … From formal English to slang
rhyme or reason — a good plan or reason, a reasonable purpose or explanation Without rhyme or reason he suddenly decided to quit his job … Idioms and examples
