| 单词 | by hook or by crook |
| 例句 | Another way of saying you don’t know what you’ve got. by hook or by crook. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I would get him to fly us out of here by hook or by crook, is what I was thinking deep in my heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mother has figured out how to make bread “by hook or by crook,” she likes to say, but the stove doesn’t really have a proper oven. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tomorrow, however, would be another story, and I was determined that, by hook or by crook, my friend Bunnicula would eat by sundown the next day. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Our major plan, which we didn’t even have to discuss, was to get back together with Edmond and Isaac and Osbert by hook or by crook. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z "But by hook or by crook he finds ways to climb the corporate ladder." Jack Black is game for anything -- except vanity 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z But I’d come here to buy a suitcase so, by hook or by crook, I was going to get a suitcase. Bagging a bargain? My hellish visit to a luggage auction 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z If, by hook or by crook, it can be connected to the glamorous days of air travel, it’s shoehorned in here. A Critic’s Survey of Summer Books 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Theater may still be a fraud but, by hook or by crook, it’s going to be her fraud. Review: Playwriting and Bug-Hunting Wed in ‘The Catastrophist’ 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z He had to give the audience their money’s worth, by hook or by crook. David Gest: from impresario to star of British reality TV 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z But the one thing we all agree on, and that we all KNOW, is that by hook or by crook “Company” is coming back! The Show’s Delayed, but They’re Still Keeping ‘Company’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z I couldn't get in, but by hook or by crook I made it. Noel Clarke: 'The films that I've written and directed aren't necessarily the kind I like watching' 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z “She never missed. She would get her people. She’d get the votes by hook or by crook.” ‘Nobody Is in Charge’: A Ragged G.O.P. Stumbles Through the Wilderness 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z “The bottom line is this is an effort to shut up Nobel Laureate Maria Ressa, and shut down Rappler, by hook or by crook,” Mr. Robertson said. Philippines Orders Rappler to Shut Down 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z "This is an effort to shut up Nobel laureate Maria Ressa, and shut down Rappler, by hook or by crook," Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director, Human Rights Watch, said of the SEC order. Nobel laureate Ressa vows to fight order to shut Philippine news site 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z "I'm going to have to hope we can get on some kind of train or get to Liverpool somehow by hook or by crook," he adds. Rail strikes: The passengers set to miss life events 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z “The Russians know that if they keep the pressure up, by hook or by crook, in their view they’ll find a way of getting what they want in Ukraine.” Who needs an invasion? Putin's offensive against Ukraine has been underway for a long time 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z You pass legislation by hook or by crook that improves people's lives whether they want it or not. Impeachment trial 2, day 1: Now the Republicans are the party of terrorism 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z And by hook or by crook, Washington, unlike Moscow, usually gets its way. Forget Putin, it's meddling by America's evangelical enforcer that should scare us | Simon Tisdall 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “It’s expensive, it’s a lot for us, but we must by hook or by crook,” she said of scraping together the fee payments. In the world’s fifth-most-populous country, distance learning is a single television channel 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z "He was caught in a perjury trap. They had it as their full intent to sink him -- by hook or by crook." Geraldo Rivera: Trump critics 'pre-occupied' America with 'phony' Russia allegations for 3 years 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z Now that we've entered an election year, there is a lot of speculation about what America could look like if Donald Trump gets another term, by hook or by crook. If you want a preview of what four more years of Trump could bring, visit Hungary 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z At this point, the legal case was a train wreck but Barr and Trump nonetheless kept insisting they would get this done by hook or by crook. Bill Barr's nefarious plan isn't over: Why the "census question" was only the beginning 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z They want China to fundamentally change its overall industrial policy, which is to aid its national-champion tech companies by hook or by crook in expanding worldwide and vanquishing their U.S. and European competitors. Opinion | The economic confrontation with China is just beginning 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z They’re in business to make money, and if that means directing players by hook or by crook to the schools they’re invested in, so be it. Perspective | College basketball coaches could be free of shoe companies today. They don’t want to. 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z “You know, popular music and theatre music used to be friends, they used to be the same thing. And Hamilton is my attempt to do that by hook or by crook, wedging these things together.” Lin-Manuel Miranda: ‘Hamilton is an insane idea, but the story works’ 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Trump is someone who, in business and politics, gets things done “by hook or by crook,” she said. Trump says his brand is ‘hotter.’ But sales at Trump Tower Mumbai have chilled. 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Chinese vendors’ obsession with getting positive reviews, by hook or by crook, seems unlikely to abate in the near future. A U.S. consumer panned a Chinese product on Amazon. Then things got crazy 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z Since 1985, this former Khmer Rouge soldier — who defected and joined a Vietnamese-backed liberation force in the late 1970s — has clung to the top of his country’s politics, by hook or by crook. Strongman Hun Sen Has Cambodia's Economy 'Sewn Up' 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z The effort to wrest the nomination from Trump – by hook or by crook – can best be described as a kamikaze mission. Paul Ryan did the right thing – for himself, and his party | Christopher Barron 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z As a grace note, he did a riff on the president’s profession: government is unworkable because of lawyers who are taught “to win by hook or by crook.” This is how Ben Carson blew it: How the onetime GOP favorite fast became a 2016 afterthought 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z “What we do is stop the boats by hook or by crook,” he said. Indonesia seeks answers on claims Australian navy paid people smugglers 2015-06-13T04:00:00Z “What we do is stop the boats by hook or by crook,” Abbott said. Australia has hit 'new low' amid claims of payment to people smugglers 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z But Mr Abbott said his government was using all manner of "creative strategies" to stop the boats, including methods that he described as "by hook or by crook." Manus Island: Australia's Guantanamo? - BBC News 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The effort to wrest the nomination from Trump – by hook or by crook – can best be described as a kamikaze mission Every time, Paul Ryan reluctantly said yes. Paul Ryan did the right thing – for himself, and his party | Christopher Barron 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z “And I make sure, by hook or by crook, that that amount is there. It has to come from me or some other means.” 1,100 donors to a Canadian charity tied to Clinton Foundation remain secret 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z Big Labor is obviously addicted to the old-fashioned tactics of dragooning workers into their ranks by hook or by crook, then relying on coercion to keep them there. Unions Keep Losing Members -- Can They Reinvent Themselves? 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr Beynon said: "Martin had a business acumen that would make him a millionaire by hook or by crook. As it happened it was by crook." Who is so-called Welsh Cocaine King? 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Corporate tax strategies intended to minimize global taxes, by hook or by crook, are by now standard practice. Multinational Tax Strategies Put Public Coffers at Risk 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z Brazil, by hook or by crook, managed to stay in the competition until the semi final stage with what was a lacklustre and unimaginative team - especially after the loss of star player, Neymar, through injury. How Brazil silenced its critics 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z Partly, I think, it’s simply in the nature of establishments to cling to power, by hook or by crook. Eric Cantor’s Demise Exposes the Tea Party’s Weakness 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z "I wanted to get the US by hook or by crook," he says. From Sheffield to Silicon Valley 2014-02-16T23:47:40Z "We are not looking at getting it done by hook or by crook by late September but trying to get the right outcome," one said. UPDATE 1-Thyssen Americas sale talks slow -sources 2013-07-26T09:32:45Z "The market believes that by hook or by crook Walsh will get the job done with Iberia," said Davy Research analyst Stephen Furlong. Striking Iberia workers protest against job cuts 2013-03-04T17:34:26Z "We get type-A folks who have willed their businesses into existence by hook or by crook and we really push them." Can You Solve America's Problems? 2012-10-04T16:00:29Z Lord Coe said the remaining tickets would be sold "by hook or by crook". More Olympic tickets go on sale 2012-07-17T11:50:33Z He resolved that, come what might, when he came back to New Romney at Christmas, he would by hook or by crook kiss Ann. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z He would walk with Azito openly along the back of the house, get beneath the veranda, where it was even darker than in the camp enclosure, and by hook or by crook find an entrance. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z The real programme was to secure, by hook or by crook, a majority at the polls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z They had ideas, I grant you, but they had to make themselves big men by hook or by crook before they could carry them out. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z I understand you, monsieur," she said; "you're afraid the young mother won't have work enough; you mean to give her work, by hook or by crook. Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 2011-12-19T03:00:39.830Z His promise meant performance, by hook or by crook. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Well, if it came to getting on her nerves, he would, by hook or by crook get her away—at any rate for a time. The Heath Hover Mystery 2011-12-01T03:00:22.357Z But the clergy of every denomination are loath to agree to this, and endeavour, by hook or by crook, to acquire the means of living well. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z "If those expeditions are really armed forces, and their object is to take these works by hook or by crook, of course we must," replied Lamson. The World Masters 2011-11-18T03:00:31.543Z So, just yet, I shall reserve these thrills; for I feel that I shall and must, by hook or by crook, see you. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z “Keep your mind easy, my dear friend; I’ll get rid of them, by hook or by crook, before we reach our island.” The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Tom traveled about from place to place, and by hook or by crook contrived to make a living till he reached the size and years 93 of a man. Bluebeard 2011-09-19T02:00:13.657Z As long as teachers and administrators face the unrealistic demands of No Child Left Behind and related high-stakes testing schemes, they will face the pressure to improve scores “by hook or by crook.” The cause of standardized test cheating and how to stop it 2011-09-14T09:00:00Z After that it was a case of killing or curing oneself by hook or by crook. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Bluntie became, ever after this, altogether reckless; his only object was, by one means or another, by hook or by crook, to lead or decoy the persecutors into ambushes and danger. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX 2011-08-27T02:00:23.817Z Then the youth at once ordered his dogs to break down the door into the mountain, by hook or by crook. The Swedish Fairy Book 2011-08-26T02:00:23.380Z Our grandfather has managed by hook or by crook to amass an enormous fortune and you are glad that his fortune is now made and you do not have to resort to questionable means. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z And even if we had no clothes we’d manage by hook or by crook to beg, borrow, or steal a razor.” Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z The scheme is for the Government to chouse the Indians out of this section of country by hook or by crook—then mining concessions will be granted to the wire-pullers and their friends. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z So cunningly economic is Nature, she will slip in her moral by hook or by crook. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z Now, if it had been me, I'd have known all about it, by hook or by crook, but it's of no use talking. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Some of them hung well over the river; others took refuge in the tops of trees; but by hook or by crook, we usually got the better of such perversities. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z You must make the chance—by hook or by crook. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z I've seen quite clearly for a long while past," she said, "that you've made up your mind to carry off my mourning dress from me, by hook or by crook, whether I will or no. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z The lifelessness of the market did not affect the fact that the "Big House" wanted Carson's claims, and was steadily working to get them by hook or by crook. Poppy The Story of a South African Girl 2011-05-20T02:00:25.147Z And our way nowadays is to do a deal with the dragons somehow, raise the minimum wage and get a better housing for the working classes by hook or by crook.” The Sea Lady 2011-04-22T02:00:07.843Z At last, by hook or by crook, she got a goat-skin and fastened it round his waist, and he felt quite grand, and took a walk down the street. Humours of Irish Life 2011-04-19T02:00:16.057Z I can't think what he can have been doing to her, but I have made up my mind that, by hook or by crook, she must not go back to him. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z "You're determined to hit him by hook or by crook—ha, ha, ha—I say," pursued the Captain. The Tenants of Malory Volume 1 of 3 2011-03-04T03:01:04.443Z Worse yet, in order to satisfy their superiors, local officials began rushing for energy cuts by hook or by crook. Will China Start Carbon Trade? 2011-01-10T16:15:00.250Z I see you are determined by hook or by crook to keep the ring all to yourself.' Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II 2011-01-03T03:01:05.750Z Unless by hook or by crook I could seize these precious moments prior to our committal to prison in which to put myself right or regain my freedom, all chance would be gone. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z This coming change in the law is truly a blessing for those with serious medical pre-conditions and by happenstance of fate have lost insurance by hook or by crook. A New Option for the Uninsured 2010-06-25T15:09:00Z "I must try, by hook or by crook, to get a private word with her," he thought, and returned her greeting with a wave of the hand. The Undying Past Had they even quitted the train at Cologne they had a fair prospect of reaching neutral territory by hook or by crook. The Day of Wrath A Story of 1914 She guessed that the core of the mystery lay under the cotton blouse of this rugged foreign sailor, and she meant to have it out of him by hook or by crook. A Traitor's Wooing It begins to look as if your friend the detective could manage to take care of himself by hook or by crook. An Amateur Fireman He must get rid of this nuisance before the races, by hook or by crook. Shadows of Flames A Novel However, by advancing good reasons I won the battle, and I resolved that by hook or by crook, before doing anything else, I would go to Rome. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 10 (of 10) Bronzino to Vasari, & General Index. He was on his mettle to please her by hook or by crook, and was delightful, irresistible. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 98, December, 1865 I’ll take jolly good care I keep it away from her by hook or by crook, anyhow. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Jim consulted a firm considered to be among the smartest solicitors in London; and thanks to their "smartness," by hook or by crook the difficulty of the codicil was got over. The Brightener He hasn’t scrupled to say that he’s bound to have this place, by hook or by crook, whatever happens—and so he looks out for it that things happen. Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim A Story for Girls We learned he was last seen on the hike for this country roundabout; and I'm bound to find him, by hook or by crook. The Boy Scouts in the Rockies or the Secret of the Hidden Silver Mine He simply flashed word to other agents to get you two by hook or by crook. Dave Dawson at Casablanca She was now bursting with jealousy and curiosity, and meant to hold her ground by hook or by crook. Leonore Stubbs What you have got to do is to get into Bosswinkel's house, by hook or by crook, as often as you can, and attract Albertine to you as much as you can manage to do. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II I’ll get there, sooner or later, by hook or by crook. The Boy Scouts in the Maine Woods The New Test for the Silver Fox Patrol It is said the enemy, at last, has visited his great estates in Essex County; but he’ll escape loss “by hook or by crook.” A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital But he was more determined than ever to crush him by hook or by crook, and he cudgeled his slow brain to find a way that would be safe for himself and disastrous to Fred. The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall Or, Great Days in School and Out Well!—she had got to manage it, by hook or by crook. When Ghost Meets Ghost Besides, old Mr. Montague Jones had told her on one of their expeditions while coming south that he meant to be their friend by hook or by crook, sooner or later. A City Schoolgirl And Her Friends Still, by hook or by crook, that Stag he would have. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India “And you generally manage to get it by hook or by crook!” The Camerons of Highboro It means, in plain English, just this—'I'm going to try, by hook or by crook, to get Iver for myself.' The Broom-Squire Yet private individuals, when they were clever men like Urbain de la Marini�re, were sure by hook or by crook to arrange the vintage at the time that suited their private arrangements. Angelot A Story of the First Empire His was a tenacious nature that held to a purpose by hook or by crook till victory crowned his efforts or defeat was absolute. A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties He determined to get her back, by hook or by crook. The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India He meant to see Diane before he turned in, by hook or by crook. The Night Riders A Romance of Early Montana Well, stay here now, and I will, by hook or by crook, come here in time for you to take the last train to town. The Time of Roses On one thing the General was resolved; by hook or by crook, by fair means or foul, H�l�ne de Sainfoy should become his wife. Angelot A Story of the First Empire "All the same, that summons is going to come off, by hook or by crook!" said Gipsy to herself. The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life Whether she tries to live by hook or by crook, there is always an effort to restrain her within certain limited bounds. An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans Money, he wanted money, and the less the Chancellor could encourage him to hope for it the more he desired to have it by hook or by crook. A Modern Mercenary At any rate, I’m going up to my father to get money from him, by hook or by crook. The Scarlet Feather I'm going to get the young lady out of the scrape, by hook or by crook. Seek and Find or The Adventures of a Smart Boy We'd about come to the end of our food, and we were bound to get some by hook or by crook. The Explorer Old Grumbleton.—We believe the real origin of the phrase By hook or by crook to be the "right of taking fire-bote by hook or by crook," as explained in "N. & Q.," Notes and Queries, Number 208, October 22, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Checkynshaw may be an honest man, as things go; but you can't make me believe he would give up that block of stores while he could hold on to it by hook or by crook. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter This is something new, but it has a very simple solution, which we must find out by hook or by crook. The Mystery of the Green Ray One thing was certain, he must by hook or by crook be amongst the first to go. To Love “Byng told me further that we must get men to fill up our complement, and fifty over, by hook or by crook.” As We Sweep Through The Deep Everything I can describe by hook or by crook, I describe for H. W. So there is nothing of that sort left for letters. The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 Into this ferry-boat, passengers, carriages, horses, and all, get bodily, and are got across by hook or by crook if the weather be reasonably fine. The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete But I had no time to meditate at length upon these chances; the two boats were drawing dangerously near, and I must stop them by hook or by crook before they actually got alongside. The First Mate The Story of a Strange Cruise Meanwhile, by hook or by crook, he must keep all knowledge of the dispute from Joan's ears until after the wedding. A Son of the Immortals I say, by hook or by crook, we must get him out of the hands of those ruffians. The Three Midshipmen When national discipline is not very strong ashore it has to be enforced by hook or by crook afloat. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways “But we must manage by hook or by crook to catch some of them,” exclaimed Desmond. The Three Commanders Somehow, by hook or by crook, she must be made to shine, so as to command their honest admiration. A harum-scarum schoolgirl They are determined, by hook or by crook, to turn you out of the office of Chief Superintendent of Education. The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada But I have not yet seen nearly all that I want to see; therefore, by hook or by crook, I must get ashore upon that island yonder”—pointing to Tierra Bomba. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess But the wide gulf between the music-hall Revue and the old Cabaret performance is that art and literature could not, by hook or by crook, be dragged into the average Englishman's scheme of life. Nights Rome, Venice, in the Aesthetic Eighties; London, Paris, in the Fighting Nineties Judith, Nancy, and Josephine had separately and independently resolved by hook or by crook to escape the hated morning walk or "crocodile." Judy of York Hill Eventually, however, by hook or by crook, I got back to Mac Mac. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer He would put out the whole of his big, indomitable force, till by hook or by crook it flew open, and the secret was revealed. The Lady of the Basement Flat To-night we must make our way into the city, somehow, and find out by hook or by crook exactly when she is to sail. Two Gallant Sons of Devon A Tale of the Days of Queen Bess Give me a nook and a book, And let the proud world spin round; Let it scramble by hook or by crook For wealth or a name with a sound. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries So I just swore that, by hook or by crook, I would get level with him. Danger! and Other Stories "If war actually comes, I intend, by hook or by crook, to get out into the field," said Dr. Wood. American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt I made up my mind to secure them by hook or by crook. A Master of Mysteries Sooner or later, by hook or by crook, I'll get into that arm. The Long Roll My dear, the days of Fontenoy are gone out; everybody nowadays only tries to get the first fire, by hook or by crook. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida You leave this little matter in my hands, and see if I don’t get ’em to visit Yarmouth, by hook or by crook. The Young Trawler “We want hands to man our men-of-war who protect you merchantmen, and hands we must get by hook or by crook.” Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor Keep up your heart, sir; and if the young lady is shut up in the old tower, as you suppose, we’ll manage, by hook or by crook, to get her out.” The Young Rajah “If you can but point our where she is, by hook or by crook, I’ll help you to win her,” said he, in his full rich irish brogue. Hurricane Hurry “I’ll manage, by hook or by crook, to get Mark set free, so tell Mrs Riddle and Mary to keep up their spirits.” Dick Cheveley His Adventures and Misadventures From what he heard, he found that she was a man-of-war tender, her business being to collect men, by hook or by crook, for the Royal Navy. From Powder Monkey to Admiral A Story of Naval Adventure Now we all need a little excitement, and we all seek it, and get it by hook or by crook. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 No matter! she was determined to win; by hook or by crook she must make the left side of the stream and gain an anchorage. A College Girl If she is, we must take her, by hook or by crook, before the sea-breeze sets in and gives her the chance to run away from us; and that means a jaunt in the boats. A Middy of the Slave Squadron A West African Story Something, however, must be done soon; for the settlement is in urgent need of live stock, and many other things, which must be obtained by hook or by crook without much further delay. Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship To get him through the yearly examination by hook or by crook was the one concern of the teacher. What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular My Version was not intended for those who know the Original; but, by hook or by crook, to interest some who do not. Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes Vol. II He did not enter on his philosophic work with some grand general principle ready-made, to which he was prepared to fit the facts by hook or by crook. A Short History of Greek Philosophy And tin I must have out of him by hook or by crook if he cuts up ever so rough. That Stick I hear there are many peers whose votes depend entirely upon their notions, whether or not Peel can, by hook or by crook, carry on.' Lord George Bentinck A Political Biography Nevertheless, the Money-lender determined to have the conch by hook or by crook, and, as he was villain enough not to stick at trifles, he waited for a favorable opportunity and stole the conch. Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Each man determined to make his way to the city on his own hook, and they considered it was possibly by hook or by crook that they would get there. Cad Metti, The Female Detective Strategist Dudie Dunne Again in the Field At dinner that day, it suddenly passed through her mind that she must, by hook or by crook, induce one of the probationers to change Sundays with her. A Girl in Ten Thousand "I had intended," he laughed, as he took his place beside the driver, "to secure just such an invitation, by hook or by crook." The Early Bird A Business Man's Love Story But the money had to be got in by hook or by crook, and by hook and by crook and in every nefarious way they have milked their unfortunate peoples dry. Raemaekers' Cartoons With Accompanying Notes by Well-known English Writers Something must be done, by hook or by crook, for the blood of the Valois. Historical Mysteries Only then did I own that by hook or by crook—and mostly by crook, I was forced to suspect—they had purposely given me the slip. Raw Gold A Novel Well, if the only end of life is to make money by hook or by crook, such questions are certainly ridiculous. Social Life in the Insect World I did not seek to disillusion him, although, even at that time, I had made up my mind to get away by hook or by crook. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben One afternoon, when the master had gone for his usual ride, several of the pupils returned to the studio, wishing to examine a certain picture, and by hook or by crook gained admittance. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters Kalus now began to search for a less dangerous strip of beach, confident that if such could be found, by hook or by crook they would reach it, and effect some kind of landing. The Mantooth I found him well in health, but childishly annoyed that my play was going to be produced and resolved to get all the money he could from me by hook or by crook. Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions Volume 2 Somehow, by hook or by crook—and it was often by crook—the boys got there, and, what is more astonishing, they got back. The Plastic Age I was not at all prepared for this, and I determined to get on by hook or by crook; as a preliminary measure, I made friends with the postmaster, from whose office the mail-carts started. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief "I'm going ashore, by hook or by crook." Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat Tom finally promised to secure her photograph by hook or by crook, and to show it to them. The Rebel of the School "He is going to win, by hook or by crook," observed Songbird Powell. The Rover Boys in Camp or, The Rivals of Pine Island You're a part of our tendency to keep things alive by hook or by crook ... not a spark but must be carefully blown upon. Waste A Tragedy, In Four Acts Only let the decree go forth, and every one of us, at the end of a week or so, would by hook or by crook have acquired a distinctly peak-like appearance. The Hawk of Egypt He has only the fleetest and most enduring horses; and when one fails he soon finds another by hook or by crook. Thirteen Months in the Rebel Army Being a Narrative of Personal Adventures in the Infantry, Ordnance, Cavalry, Courier, and Hospital Services; With an Exhibition of the Power, Purposes, Earnestness, Military Despotism, and Demoralization of the South Four of us were selected for this dangerous mission of getting into Germany and fetching it, by hook or by crook, from the house at Cleves where it was deposited. The Man with the Clubfoot Many slaves in cities could raise, "by hook or by crook," fifty or one hundred dollars to pay for a passage, providing they could find one who was willing to risk aiding them. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. We ask for evidence that the Church has regenerated the world; and we are shown how, by hook or by crook, it has succeeded in safeguarding its own interests. Outspoken Essays Somehow, by hook or by crook, he had to get into the war. Out To Win The Story of America in France I know not out of how many crises he has contrived, both as a fisher of men and a good shepherd, to lift the Church of England by hook or by crook. Painted Windows Studies in Religious Personality A charm like that, she gave me to understand, I must by hook or by crook obtain. Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh "We must get to Cliff Island in some way—by hook or by crook," added the girl, who had set her heart upon this outing. Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box Flowers to begin with, heaps of them; she liked violets for one thing, and by hook or by crook he would get a little wattle or mimosa to remind her of Africa. Simon Called Peter When all their friends were doing something of the sort it seemed absurd to hesitate because of a mere matter of means—especially when by hook or by crook the means could be procured. The Street Called Straight Such an immense loss of time and labor troubled him no little, and, as he had no desire to sell his property, he determined by hook or by crook to remedy the evil. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 A morning in October, and she had waked to fare forth and capture, by hook or by crook, the most eligible parti who was ever likely to swim into her ken. V. V.'s Eyes By all means and every means—experience in pleasure, in idleness, in love, in sorrow—but experience!—always experience, by hook or by crook, and at any cost. The Common Law "Whatsoever is pleasant or profitable must be theirs by hook or by crook." Notes and Queries, Number 25, April 20, 1850 By-and-bye the old wizard hears of this, and resolves to obtain the lantern by hook or by crook. A History of Pantomime He was one of the boys, and he held his place among them by hook or by crook. The Evolution of Dodd In her desire to land the great catch, by hook or by crook, when had she paused to consult her heart about the glittering prospect? V. V.'s Eyes Into every sermon he preached, he managed, by hook or by crook, to force these three heads, so that his general method of handling every text was not so much expositio as impositio. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character Kohlhaas threw a significant glance at the clerk and, determined to put an end to the matter by hook or by crook, said that he would do so. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 04 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Ralph: There is no person having sense, but would take means, by hook or by crook, to make his pocket stiff and he to be given his fair chance. New Irish Comedies "It's my belief the man knows nothing, or else I should have had it out of him by hook or by crook," Mr. Proul's agent told him, and Mr. Proul repeated to his client. Fenton's Quest She felt the rebuke, and made the request more successfully in more proper language; thus by hook or by crook obtaining it. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 338, November 1, 1828 In most things he'll get it by hook or by crook, but—hang it all!—don't let him have his own deep way in everything. Our Mutual Friend Therefore, by hook or by crook, we've got to get that information through to them.' Greenmantle She had left her mother at home to scrimp and save, and by hook or by crook she had contrived to get a number of quite good things to wear. The Shuttle But the negro naval officer is kept out of the service by hook or by crook for the avowed reason that the cramped quarters of the wardroom would make association with him intolerable. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue "I must get that money by hook or by crook this evening," she said to herself. Wild Kitty Be that as it may, the varieties that have retained their tails seem disposed to hang on to them, and will doubtless continue to do so by hook or by crook. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 10, June 4, 1870 "Paid out he shall be, by hook or by crook," continued Stephen Bywater, who appeared to be president—if talking more than his confrères constitutes one. The Channings No matter what he had done, by hook or by crook he always managed to bring about a reconciliation before they parted. The Heavenly Twins He was then making preparations to engage in a sort of wholesale smuggling business, and had obtained possession, by hook or by crook, of two registers of American vessels. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale I promised to get it for her by hook or by crook. Wild Kitty He will try to get you out of this house by hook or by crook. The Uninhabited House I will except prejudiced persons, like his cousin and the lady he is so bent on making, by hook or by crook, a Mrs. Harshaw. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories The next day I succeeded by hook or by crook in guiding the pet lambs, Evadne included, in the way they should go. The Mountebank "Come up to Cambridge, by hook or by crook, and then take orders." Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet An Autobiography Well, by hook or by crook, we must have something out of you. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 He was determined by hook or by crook to clean up German taste. Jean-Christophe, Volume I Enough will not satisfy her; she must have all she can get by hook or by crook. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton The men whose trade is war, whose honours and wealth can only be won by war, will make it by hook or by crook, while their fatal and immoral trade is honoured. Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman When M'Dermott helps me to tide over this pinch I'll have all those jewels back again by hook or by crook. Light O' the Morning "Not so very much, but by hook or by crook we must have it!" The Home and the World Nevertheless, the money-lender determined to have the conch by hook or by crook, and as he was villain enough not to stick at trifles, he waited for a favourable opportunity and stole the conch. Indian Fairy Tales "Why," says I, "our passes expire at sundown after the day of Ramadah, so we must get hence, by hook or by crook, before that." A Set of Rogues I had heard, however, that the United States cruiser Tennessee was to call at Jaffa, and I determined to get aboard her by hook or by crook. With the Turks in Palestine Depend on it, sir," added the commodore, in the simplicity of his heart, "heaven is no place for a Yankee, if he can get farther west, by hook or by crook. Home as Found It is not till this professed hope is in danger of being realised that the mask is dropped and the King's determination to have a divorce by hook or by crook is avowed. England under the Tudors "I'm going to be rich, by hook or by crook." Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People When it could be done, by hook or by crook, the others joined in the chorus; not too loudly, for it was getting late and proctors have sharp ears. The New Boy at Hilltop The result of this sort of "requisitioning," was that our band of recruits was followed by an increasing throng of farmers—imploring, threatening, trying by hook or by crook to win back the stolen goods. With the Turks in Palestine He was convinced that by hook or by crook he could obtain the 400 pounds that would buy him the practice at Runnygate of which the Dean had told him. Once Aboard the Lugger Nevertheless, the money-lender determined to have the conch by hook or by crook, and as he was villain enough not to stick at trifles, he waited for a favourable opportunity and stole it. Tales of the Punjab I doubt not ye know how money ’s to be got by hook or by crook! Janice Meredith It was all a trick, thought Jimmie, to wear him out and force him into their army by hook or by crook. Jimmie Higgins We must get at least two other borings ten or fifteen miles off, if possible on the same parallel, by hook or by crook. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 Her one and only ideal for me was that, by hook or by crook, and with a total disregard of all artistic scruples, I should make a brilliant reputation for myself in Paris. My Life — Volume 1 They would be distinguished by hook or by crook, and the only way left now was always to go on foot. It Is Never Too Late to Mend Enough will not satisfy her, she must have all she can get by hook or by crook. Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers Nevertheless, the money lender determined to have the conch by hook or by crook, and as he was villain enough not to stick at trifles, he waited for a favorable opportunity and stole the conch. The Junior Classics — Volume 1 Yet in so keen a battle he would not throw away a chance: so he determined to win Dr. Wycherley altogether by hook or by crook, and get a certificate of sanity from him. Hard Cash It will be noticed that plants depending upon the by hook or by crook method of travel are among the best of globe trotters. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors As for Carbo, thanks to the punishment recently inflicted on Tiberius Gracchus, we have by hook or by crook managed to hold out against his attacks. Treatises on Friendship and Old Age That which I determine to do, I do, sir, and the thing I determine to have, why, sooner or later, by hook or by crook, fair means or foul, I have it! To Have and to Hold "The second—and this is more difficult—is that we should obtain by hook or by crook a plan of the fortifications." The Snare At last by hook or by crook, behold he got the ten pounds!” Under the Greenwood Tree, or, the Mellstock quire; a rural painting of the Dutch school Theirs is indeed a by hook or by crook system. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors No doubt he was confirmed and strengthened in the conviction that by hook or by crook her condemnation must be accomplished, by the conversation of these illustrious visitors. Jeanne D'Arc: her life and death They saw nothing for it but to stop him, by hook or by crook. Put Yourself in His Place Cliges sees not how he may pass, for he cannot enter by the door, and yet by hook or by crook he must enter, for love exhorts and admonishes him. Cliges; a romance Wouldn't you be only too thankful to crawl into the houses of your betters, any how, by hook or by crook? John Halifax, Gentleman Literally by hook or by crook they steal a ride on every switching tail, every hairy dog and woolly sheep, every trouser-leg or petticoat. Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors And then by hook or by crook get that son as he grows up to put off the Lord’s Supper. Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) At any rate, by hook or by crook, he had scrambled over, and was out upon the other side. The Way of All Flesh "I might ask the King to give up Martin, the valet of Marsilly, to me," Colbert concludes, and, by hook or by crook, he secured the person of the wretched man, as we have seen. The Lock and Key Library The most interesting stories of all nations: Real life "Is it, though?" asked Butler, grimly determined by hook or by crook, to bring this girl to her senses. The Financier, a novel Had Reardon been practical man enough to procure by hook or by crook a decent suit of clothes for this interview, that ridiculous trifle might have made all the difference in what was to result. New Grub Street He felt that, by hook or by crook, he must hear more. Secret Adversary Taking the bill, she told him to return toward three o'clock, whereupon, with many foul expressions, he departed, vowing that he would have things properly settled and get his money by hook or by crook. Four Short Stories By Emile Zola |
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