By hook or by crook
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 11Using whatever methods necessary
साम, दाम, दंड, भेद
She decided to finish the syllabus by hook or by crook before the exam.
By hook or by crook, Radhika reached the centre on time despite the rain.
Daily use: Radhika ne by hook or by crook baarish mein bhi exam centre time par pahunch kar dikhaya.
एक इंसान सोचिए जो ऊँची डाल से फल तोड़ना चाहता है। Hook (काँटा) से न हो तो crook (गड़रिये की मुड़ी हुई लाठी) से। किसी न किसी तरह फल लेकर रहेगा। By hook or by crook = किसी भी तरीके से।
Picture a person trying to pull down fruit from a high branch. If the hook does not work, he uses the crook, a shepherd's curved stick. One way or another, he will get the fruit. So by hook or by crook means by any method necessary.
यह बहुत बार पूछा गया idiom है: meaning 'using whatever methods necessary'। इसका twin 'by fair means or foul' है।
A frequently asked idiom with the meaning 'using whatever methods are necessary'. Its twin is 'by fair means or foul'.