By Hook or Crook?

"By hook or by crook" is an English phrase meaning "by any means necessary", suggesting that any means possible should be taken to accomplish a goal. The phrase was first recorded in the Middle English Controversial Tracts of John Wyclif in 1380.

What is the meaning of phrase by hook or crook?

phrase. If someone says they will do something by hook or by crook, they are determined to do it, even if they have to make a great effort or use dishonest means.

How do you use by hook or by crook?

They have control of the administration of this industry, and they intend, by hook or by crook, to preserve that control within their own hands. They will have the fuel by hook or by crook. I indicated that we had to make it pay by hook or by crook. By hook or by crook, they have got themselves on a hook.