adv. phr. By honest ways or dishonest in any way necessary. The wolf tried to get the little pigs by hook or by crook. The team was determined to win that last game by hook or by crook, and three players were put out of the game for fouling.
BY HOOK OR BY CROOK
Meaning of BY HOOK OR BY CROOK in English
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012