By hook or by crook definitions

By hook or by crook

`By hook or by crook` is an English phrase meaning `by any means necessary`, suggesting that one need not be concerned with morality or other considerations when accomplishing some goal. The phrase is very old, first recorded in the Middle English text Controversial Tracts by John Wyclif in 1380. The origin of the phrase is obscure, with multi...
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by hook or by crook

[adv] - in any way necessary
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by hook or by crook

by any means adverb in any way necessary; `I`ll pass this course by hook or by crook`
Found on https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974

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