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See also: willy-nilly

willy-nilly

willy-nil·ly /ˌwɪli ˈnɪli/ adverbadv  
1  CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYif something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it to or not 不管愿不愿意；无论想不想要
 He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument.
他发现，不管愿意与否，他已经卷入了这场争论。
2  without planning, organization, or control 乱糟糟地，杂乱地
 Companies were accused of raising prices willy-nilly.
许多公司被指责乱涨价。
Examples from the Corpus
willy-nilly• It seemed as though rival nests of ants had been poured together willy-nilly.• You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.• The heart and lungs carried on willy-nilly, keeping me going, keeping me awake.• Josie and Shaun have become, willy-nilly, media celebrities.• She had always thought that, and she had been involved with him, willy-nilly, over the house.• Today's church is being forced willy-nilly to deal with today's social problems.• They exist willy-nilly, whatever the time, whatever the party.
Origin willy-nilly
(1600-1700) will I nill I “(whether) I am willing (or) I am unwilling”; nill “to be unwilling” ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English nyllan, from ne “not” + wyllan ( → WILL1)
willy-nil·ly adverbadv
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willy-nilly
Not planned: random, arbitrary, spontaneous...
In a careless or casual way: anyhow, idly, in haste...

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