“or other”

The following 4 entries include the term or other.

at some time or other

idiom

used when the specific details about when something is or was done are not important or have been forgotten

for some reason or other

idiom

used when the specific details about why something is or was done are not important or have been forgotten

somehow or other

idiom

used when the specific details about how something is or was done are not important or have been forgotten

something or other

idiom

used when the specific details about something are not important or have been forgotten


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