by hook or crook
by hook or crook is the alternative form of by hook or by crook.
Meaning of by hook or by crook
Prepositional phrase
- By any means possible; one way or another.
- She was determined to win the contract by hook or by crook.
- Synonyms:
- at all costs, by any means, by fair means or foul, no matter what, whatever it takes, with hook or crook
Questions about by hook or crook
- What is by hook or crook the alternative form of?
- By hook or crook is the alternative form of by hook or by crook.
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