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

"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 ● Jun. 20, 2022

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

"But by hook or by crook he finds ways to climb the corporate ladder."

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 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