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Hit-and-miss means (now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss..
But garbage, ashes, tin cans, rubbish, paper, packing, stable refuse, things which go so far to make a community less lovely and less livable are gotten rid of in the most hit and miss fashion, if at all.
The upgrade from Channel 4 cult hit to Netflix blockbuster gave Charlie Brooker’s hit-and-miss dystopia anthology Black Mirror bigger stars, a bigger budget and, most notably, a far bigger audience.
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Hit-and-miss means (now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss..
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But garbage, ashes, tin cans, rubbish, paper, packing, stable refuse, things which go so far to make a community less lovely and less livable are gotten rid of in the most hit and miss fashion, if at all.
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