there's no rhyme or reason to something

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

Suddenly, without rhyme or reason, his mood changed.

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  • without rhyme or reason — no rhyme or reason if there is no rhyme or reason why something happens, there is no obvious explanation for it. Changes have been made to the text without rhyme or reason …   New idioms dictionary

  • no rhyme or reason — if there is no rhyme or reason why something happens, there is no obvious explanation for it. I don t know what makes her behave like that. There s no rhyme or reason to it …   New idioms dictionary

  • rhyme or reason — noun Etymology: translation of French (sans) rime ni raison (without) rhyme or reason : good sense, reason, reasonableness the order of entries is utterly without rhyme or reason Saturday Review * * * rhyme or reason Reasonable or sensi …   Useful english dictionary

  • no rhyme or reason — phrase used for emphasizing that there is no reason or explanation for something There was no rhyme or reason for his sudden departure. Thesaurus: ways of explaining or clarifyinghyponym to make something easier to understandsynonym Main entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • no rhyme or reason — used for emphasizing that there is no reason or explanation for something There was no rhyme or reason for his sudden departure …   English dictionary

  • neither rhyme nor reason — {n. phr.} No emotional or intellectual substance. * /As far as I am concerned, his proposal makes no sense; it has neither rhyme nor reason./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • neither rhyme nor reason — {n. phr.} No emotional or intellectual substance. * /As far as I am concerned, his proposal makes no sense; it has neither rhyme nor reason./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rhyme — rhymer, n. /ruym/, n., v., rhymed, rhyming. n. 1. identity in sound of some part, esp. the end, of words or lines of verse. 2. a word agreeing with another in terminal sound: Find is a rhyme for mind and womankind. 3. verse or poetry having… …   Universalium

  • rhyme — rhyme1 [ raım ] noun * 1. ) count a short poem, often for children, that has lines ending in the same sound 2. ) count a word that ends with the same sound as another word: rhyme for: Can you think of a rhyme for hat? a ) uncount the use of words …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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