by hook or by crook

Cultural  

1. By whatever means possible, fair or unfair: “Polly was determined to get an A on the exam by hook or by crook.”

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Example Sentences

He told his supporters last month that "we're going to win by hook or by crook, we're going to win, always".

From BBC

“She never missed. She would get her people. She’d get the votes by hook or by crook.”

From New York Times

“The bottom line is this is an effort to shut up Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa, and shut down Rappler, by hook or by crook,” Mr. Robertson said.

From New York Times

"I'm going to have to hope we can get on some kind of train or get to Liverpool somehow by hook or by crook," he adds.

From BBC

Theater may still be a fraud but, by hook or by crook, it’s going to be her fraud.

From New York Times