catch-as-catch-can

adj.（形容詞）
Using or making do with whatever means are available; irregular:
不擇手段的：用一切存在的方法的；無規(guī)律的：
例句：
made a catch-as-catch-can living doing odd jobs.
打小時工混日子

adv.（副詞）
However or by whatever means possible:
以任何可能的方法地：
例句：
.Reading was learned catch-as-catch-can, while reindeer farming was learned deeply and thoroughly through the daily rigors of survival.(Bunny McBride)
.當(dāng)馴鹿養(yǎng)殖業(yè)通過每日生存的勞苦深入而全面地為人們所知時，人們以可能的一切方式學(xué)習(xí)閱讀.(邦尼·麥克布賴德)