by hook or (also and) by crook, †with hook or crook.: by all or any means, fair or foul; by one device or another. Usually implying difficulty in…
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > by the instrumentality of [phrase] > by any means (8) by hook or (also and) by crookc1380 by hook or (also and) by crook, †with hook or crook.: by all or any means, fair or foul; by one device or another. Usually implying difficulty in… in any casea1398 in any case: †by any means, in any way (obsolete); at all events, anyhow; whatever happens or may have happened; at any rate. by some manner of means1580 by some manner of means: by one method or another; somehow or other. Obsolete. rare. at any rate1601 (a) At any price or cost; on any terms; (b) under any circumstances; on any account; (c) by any means. Obsolete. per fas et nefas1602 By right or wrong; by fair or unfair means; by any means (good or bad). somehow or another1664 In the phrase somehow or other, somehow or another. somehow or other1664 In the phrase somehow or other, somehow or another. at all rates1667 at all rates: (a) at any cost; by any means; (b) at all events; at least; cf. phrases 3b. Obsolete. |
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