by hook or by crook UK /baɪ ˈhʊk‿ə baɪ ˈkɹʊk/US /baɪ ˈhʊk‿əɹ baɪ ˈkɹʊk/ prepositional phrase1 •By any means possible; one way or another.She was determined to win the contract by hook or by crook.
