hit-or-miss

hit-or-miss
adjective
(coll.) (random) unsicher, unzuverlässig [Methode]; (careless) schlampig, schluderig (ugs. abwertend) [Arbeit]

it was a very hit-or-miss affair — das ging alles aufs Geratewohl (ugs.)

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adjective (without any system or planning; careless: hit-or-miss methods.) aufs Geratewohl
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hit-or-ˈmiss
adj see hit-and-miss
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hit-or-miss adj
1. unbekümmert, sorglos
2. aufs Geratewohl getan
3. unsicher
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adjective
(coll.) (random) unsicher, unzuverlässig [Methode]; (careless) schlampig, schluderig (ugs. abwertend) [Arbeit]

it was a very hit-or-miss affair — das ging alles aufs Geratewohl (ugs.)


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