catch-all phrase
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcatch-allandphrase
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catch-all
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈkætʃ.ɔːl/us/ˈkætʃ.ɑːl/
general and intended to ...
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phrase
noun[C]
uk/freɪz/us/freɪz/
language
a group of words that is part of, rather than the whole of, ...
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(Definition ofcatch-allandphrasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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That last,catch-allphraseis breathtaking in its potential invasiveness.
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I can see the advantage of having thecatch-allphraseas well.
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It may well be acatch-allphrase; but it could equally be a "catch nothing" phrase, because its meaning is so ill-defined.
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Even this amendment includes acatch-allphrasereferring to, "any other factors which appear to be relevant".
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The phrase "any trade at all" is a very wide,catch-allphrase.
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The clause contains thecatch-allphrase, "among other things".
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However, we must be hesitant about thiscatch-allphrase"security".
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The current reference to the provision of sufficient education for other children is acatch-allphrasethat will encompass a great many excuses.
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All legislation carries thatcatch-allphraseat the end.
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If so, it would be better to say that rather than to use thecatch-allphrase, "to protect the rights of others".
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I realise that the phrase is needed at times because it is acatch-allphrase.
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We are talking about a sort of indefinablecatch-allphrasethat really enhances the unprecedented powers of the executive.
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Then there is thecatch-allphrase: "any other matter relating to social security".
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A person has been charged either on administrative grounds or by use of thecatch-allphrase, conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.
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It is an unnecessary extracatch-allphrasethat is too wide to be justified.
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Local authorities would be uncertain about the practical reality of what would appear to be acatch-allphrase.
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That would, perhaps, not matter if clause 34(2)(c) did not contain an appallingcatch-allphrase.
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It is acatch-allphrase.
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The explanation is always thecatch-allphrasethat it is necessary for the maintenance of good order and discipline, but we know that that can mean anything or nothing.
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