单词 | by hook or by crook |
释义 | by hook or by crookphrase See full dictionary entry for crookIf someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means. They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook. Synonyms: by any means, somehow, somehow or other, someway More Synonyms of by hook or by crook by hook or by crook in American English in any way whatever; by any means, honest or dishonest Synonyms of 'by hook or by crook'by any means, somehow, somehow or other, someway More Synonyms of by hook or by crook (idiom) Definition by any means They intend to get their way, by hook or by crook. Synonyms by any means somehow I managed, somehow, to scrape a living. somehow or other someway by fair means or foul Additional synonymsin the sense of somehow Definition in some unspecified way I managed, somehow, to scrape a living. Synonyms one way or another, come what may, come hell or high water (informal), by fair means or foul, by hook or (by) crook, by some means or other Nearby words of |
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