“By hook or by crook” in Japanese
Short answer
By hook or by crook in Japanese is “手を変え品を変え” (tewokaeshinawokae). Full meaning: by hook or by crook, by all possible means.
Other ways to say “By hook or by crook” in Japanese
何としても
nantoshitemo no matter what it takes, by any means necessary, at all costs, by hook or by crook
何としてでも
nantoshitedemo no matter what it takes, by any means necessary, at all costs, by hook or by crook
どうかして
doukashite by some chance, somehow, in some way; somehow or other, one way or another, by any means possible, by hook or by crook
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