rhyme or reason



rhyme or reason

The particular logic, sense, method, or meaning of a given situation, action, person, thing, group, etc. (Most often used in negative formations to indicate an absence or lack thereof.) Could someone please explain to me the rhyme or reason behind the program's selection process? I've looked over it several times, but there's no rhyme or reason to the agreement we were sent this morning.
See also: reason, rhyme

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Jeroboam-Biblical
GeorgeJORJ (English)English, Romanian
Hippolytos-Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Alisher-Uzbek, Kazakh, Tajik
ĽUba-Slovak
Petuniapə-TOON-yə, pə-TYOON-yəEnglish (Rare)