by fair means or foul
English
Prepositional phrase
- By any means necessary, not excluding dirty tricks.
- Synonym: by hook or by crook
References
- “by fair means or foul” in the Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- “by fair means or foul” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
- “by fair means or foul” (US) / “by fair means or foul” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
- “by fair means or foul” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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