“By hook or by crook”
Definición
By any possible means.
Ejemplos
Examples
“He promised to finish the job by hook or by crook.”
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Restore the missing expression using the meaning above. Keep the rest of the sentence unchanged.
He promised to finish the job _____.Compare with the original example
He promised to finish the job by hook or by crook.
Write a two-line conversation using “By hook or by crook”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionaryPreguntas frecuentes
- What does "By hook or by crook" mean?
- "By hook or by crook" means by any possible means.
- How do you use "By hook or by crook" in a sentence?
- Example: "He promised to finish the job by hook or by crook."
- Should I interpret "By hook or by crook" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.