"hit-and-miss" meaning in English

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      "form": "most hit-and-miss",
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  "pos": "adj",
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          "text": "His choice of jokes is rather hit-and-miss.",
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        {
          "ref": "2021 March 31, Benjamin Lee, “Made for Love review – Black Mirror-esque comedy needs an upgrade”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "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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        "(now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss."
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  "word": "hit-and-miss"
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      "form": "more hit-and-miss",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "superlative"
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "(now chiefly UK) Alternative form of hit-or-miss."
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