by hook or by crook

English

Etymology

Origin obscure; see By hook or by crook.

Prepositional phrase

by hook or by crook

1. (idiomatic) By any means possible; one way or another.

   She was determined to finish the project, by hook or by crook.

Translations

by any means possible

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 千方百計 (cmn), 千方百计 (cmn) (qiānfāngbǎijì)

• Finnish: puukoin ja puntarein (fi), keinolla millä hyvänsä (fi)

• German: auf Biegen und Brechen (de)
• Russian: всеми правдами и неправдами (ru) (vsémi právdami i neprávdami), не мытьём, так катаньем (ru) (ne myt'jóm, tak kátan'jem)

See also

• By hook or by crook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia