What is "catch as catch can"

vb. (context idiomatic English) To use any available means or methods.

Catch as catch can may refer to:

• Catch wrestling, also known as Catch As Catch Can Wrestling
• Catch as Catch Can (album), a 1983 album by Kim Wilde
• Catch as Catch Can: The Collected Stories and Other Writings, by Joseph Heller
• Catch as Catch Can (1937 film), a film starring James Mason
• Catch as Catch Can (1967 film), a 1967 Italian film
• "Catch as Catch Can", an episode of the TV series WordGirl

Catch as Catch Can is the third studio album by Kim Wilde, released in autumn 1983.

Having toured the UK and Europe in November and December 1982, there was a silence of six months. Kim Wilde returned with the single " Love Blonde", a jazz/swing-inspired track that lyrically mocked the blonde bombshell image that some media had dealt Kim in the previous years. But the sound was unique to the single; the rest of the album continued the electronic theme that was introduced on Select. Most of the songs were again written by Marty and Ricky Wilde, except the second single Dancing In The Dark, which was written by Nicky Chinn and Paul Gurvitz. Ricky Wilde produced the album.

Some of the songs seemed to be telling a story (" House of Salome" [released as a single in selected countries], "Sing It Out for Love") whereas "Dream Sequence" was one of Marty's more imaginative lyrics, describing what seems to be a random sequence of images. The cool blue cover image was provided by photographer Sheila Rock.

The album suffered from mixed reviews in the press and the lack of successful singles. Even a second European tour couldn't help the decline in sales.

At the time of release, the new compact disc format was introduced. In Japan, the album was released on this new format. In later years, this release became a much sought-after item among Kim Wilde fans, who often paid more than $100 to get their hands on a copy. Elsewhere in the world, the album has been released on CD only once, as part of a 3-CD box set named The Originals (1995). Available for a limited period only, this also has become a collectable item. It was finally re-released on May 18, 2009 as a remastered special edition following Kim Wilde and Select in April.

Catch as Catch Can is a 1937 British crime film directed by Roy Kellino and starring James Mason, Viki Dobson, Eddie Pola and Margaret Rutherford.

Catch As Catch Can is a 1967 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Indovina. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.