by hook or by crook (redirected from crook)

by hook or by crook

if you intend to do something by hook or by crook, you are determined not to let anything stop you doing it and are ready to use any methods. I decided that I was going to get that job by hook or by crook.

See also: hook

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by hook or by crook

using any method possible. Templeton was recruited to obtain the formula by hook or by crook.

See also: hook