by hook or by crook

English

Etymology

Origin obscure; see By hook or by crook.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

by hook or by crook

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

   She was determined to win the contract, by hook or by crook.

Translations

by any means possible

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 千方百計／千方百计 (zh) (qiānfāngbǎijì), 千方百计 (zh) (qiānfāngbǎijì)

• Danish: koste hvad det vil (no matter the cost), med hiv og sving (by a great effort)
• Finnish: puukoin ja puntarein, keinolla millä hyvänsä
• French: de gré ou de force (fr), d’une manière ou d’une autre (fr)
• Galician: por calquer xeito, como for
• German: auf Biegen und Brechen (de), auf Teufel komm raus (de), um jeden Preis, mit Haken und Ösen (de)
• Hungarian: bármi áron, bármilyen eszközzel, ha törik, ha szakad
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• Persian: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: como for, por bem ou por mal
• Russian: все́ми пра́вдами и непра́вдами (ru) (vsémi právdami i neprávdami), не мытьём, так ка́таньем (ru) (ne mytʹjóm, tak kátanʹjem)
• Spanish: por todos los medios, de una forma u otra
• Swedish: på ett eller ett annat sätt, på ett sätt eller annat, på ett eller annat sätt
• Telugu: ఏదో విధంగా (ēdō vidhaṅgā)
• Thai: ไม่ได้ด้วยเล่ห์ก็เอาด้วยกล ไม่ได้ด้วยมนต์ก็เอาด้วยคาถา (mâi-dâai-dûai-lêe-gɔ̂-ao-dûai-gon mâi-dâai-dûai-mon-gɔ̂-ao-dûai-kaa-tǎa) (literally "If you can't get it through tricks, use wiles; if you still can't get it by spells, then use charms")
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• by hook or by crook on Wikipedia.Wikipedia