THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO / FOR STH

Meaning of THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO / FOR STH in English

there's no rhyme or reason to / for sth | without ˌrhyme or ˈreason

if there is no rhyme or reason to sth or it happens without rhyme or reason , it happens in a way that cannot be easily explained or understood

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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RHYME — Type of echoing produced by the close placement of two or more words with similarly sounding final syllables. Rhyme is …
Английский словарь Британика
THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
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RHYME
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REASON — I. reas·on ˈrez ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration of Middle English rasen, from Old English ræsn; akin …
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OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
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NO
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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RHYME — (v. t.) To influence by rhyme.
Английский словарь Webster
RHYME — (v. t.) To put into rhyme.
Английский словарь Webster
RHYME — (n.) To accord in rhyme or sound.
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THERE — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RHYME — — rhymer , n. /ruym/ , n. , v. , rhymed, rhyming . n. 1. identity in sound of some …
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REASON — — reasoner , n. /ree"zeuhn/ , n. 1. a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: …
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NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
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THERE — I. ˈther adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RHYME — I. noun also rime ˈrīm Etymology: Middle English rime, from Anglo-French Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) : rhyming verse …
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REASON — I. ˈrē-z ə n noun Etymology: Middle English resoun, from Anglo-French raisun, from Latin ration-, ratio reason, computation, from reri …
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NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
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RHYME — vt to put into rhyme. 2. rhyme ·vt to influence by rhyme. 3. rhyme ·noun to make rhymes, or verses. …
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REASON — noun ratio; proportion. 2. reason ·vt to support with reasons, as a request. 3. reason ·noun to converse; to compare …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
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RHYME — [rhyme] n [ME rime, fr. OF] (13c) 1 a (1): rhyming verse (2): poetry b: a composition in verse that …
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REASON — [rea.son] n [ME resoun, fr. OF raison, fr. L ration-, ratio reason, computation, fr. reri to calculate, think; prob. akin …
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RHYME — also spelled rime the correspondence of two or more words with similar-sounding final syllables placed so as to echo one …
Britannica English vocabulary
REASON — in philosophy, the faculty or process of drawing logical inferences. The term reason is also used in several other, narrower …
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THERE — / ðeə(r); NAmE ðer/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc. used to show that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RHYME — / raɪm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a word that has the same sound …
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REASON — / ˈriːzn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] reason (why ... ) | reason (that …
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NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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THERE — I. there 1 S1 W1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ BrE AmE pronoun there is/exists/remains etc used to say that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RHYME — I. rhyme 1 /raɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rime , probably from …
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REASON — I. rea ‧ son 1 S1 W1 /ˈriːz ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ reason …
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OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
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NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RHYME — n. & v. --n. 1 identity of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. in verse. 2 (in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REASON — n. & v. --n. 1 a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RHYME — n. & v. n. 1 identity of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. in verse. 2 (in …
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REASON — n. & v. n. 1 a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason …
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OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1. in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Oxford English vocab
RHYME — n. & v. --n. 1. identity of sound between words or the endings of words, esp. in verse. 2 (in …
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REASON — n. & v. --n. 1. a motive, cause, or justification (has good reasons for doing this; there is no reason …
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OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
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NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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RHYME — ( rhymes, rhyming, rhymed) 1. If one word rhymes with another or if two words rhyme , they have a …
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REASON — ( reasons, reasoning, reasoned) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The reason …
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OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
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NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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