by fair means or foul

English

Prepositional phrase

by fair means or foul

1. By any means necessary, not excluding dirty tricks.

   Synonym: by hook or by crook

References

• “by fair means or foul”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “by fair means or foul”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “by fair means or foul” (US) / “by fair means or foul” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “by fair means or foul” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.