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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by hook or by crook

Seemingly, all the children of the Valley are being shuttled by their parents toward Stanford, where they will matriculate by hook or by crook.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

But enhanced unemployment benefits expire in mid-March, and they’re determined to reach their legislative goal by that effective deadline by hook or by crook.

From Slate ● Jan. 29, 2021

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

From New York Times ● Jan. 28, 2021

His claim that Australia was doing so by "hook or by crook" indicates that he knows such methods stretch ethical boundaries.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2015

I would get him to fly us out of here by hook or by crook, is what I was thinking deep in my heart.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver