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Two ways to make a grab using perhaps dubious means
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by hook or by crook
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" By hook or by crook " is an English phrase meaning "by any means necessary", suggesting that any means possible should be taken to accomplishing the goal. The phrase is very old, first recorded in the Middle English text Controversial Tracts by John Wyclif ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Hook \Hook\ (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D. haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel. haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. Arquebuse , Hagbut , Hake , Hatch a half door, Heckle .] A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed ...
Wiktionary
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prep.phr. (context idiomatic English) By any means possible; one way or another.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adv. in any way necessary; "I'll pass this course by hook or by crook" [syn: by any means ]