by hook or by crook

Translations
любыми средствами
He was determined to win the competition by hook or by crook.
Он был полон решимости выиграть соревнование любыми средствами.
Definitions
By any means necessary, whether fair or unfair; using whatever methods are required to achieve a goal.
Words
by

preposition
посредством
hook

noun
крюк
or

conjunction
или
by

preposition
посредством
crook

noun
кривой посох