by hook or by crook
不择手段地
口语·表示不惜一切代价
英文释义
by any means necessary, often including dishonest or unscrupulous methods
例句
He was determined to finish the race by hook or by crook.
典故来源
源自中世纪农民用钩子和弯刀收集柴火，引申为‘用尽一切方法’。