go-as-you-please
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Under the rules of "pedestrianism", colloquially known as "go-as-you-please" racing, competitors could walk or run.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2014
There is no easy friendliness for us, no careless talk, no happy go-as-you-please and naturalness.
From In the Mountains by Arnim, Elizabeth von
As fast as Tom learned the custom, he adapted himself to the lazy, go-as-you-please kind of life.
From Tom Slade on a Transport by Clarity, Thomas
Not to speak flippantly, it was a genuine go-as-you-please hurdle race, for they had to jump the low, mud walls forming the fences.
From The Story of Paul Boyton Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World by Boyton, Paul
“Let’s have a sort of elastic program, a go-as-you-please route, governed each day by taking a vote as to how we’ll go from then on, subject always to approval of a majority of the voters.”
From The Auto Boys' Vacation by Braden, James A. (James Andrew)
