without rhyme or reason

without rhyme or reason
without rhyme or reason
Cliché without purpose, order, or reason. (See variations in the examples. Fixed order.) •

The teacher said my report was disorganized. My paragraphs seemed to be without rhyme or reason.

Everything you do seems to be without rhyme or reason.

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See: RHYME OR REASON.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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