“by hook or by crook”
By hook or by crook means by any means necessary, whether fair or unfair, in order to achieve a goal. It emphasizes determination to succeed regardless of the methods used. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "by hook or by crook" in the video clips below.
Hear how "by hook or by crook" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 9 videos, movies, and TV shows. Channels: Sorted Food, PowerfulJRE, Lex Fridman, Hoover Institution, Jordan B Peterson and 3 more.
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YouTubeSorted Food915K views · 2023-10-11
Ultimate CHEF SKILLS Challenge: VOLUME (30 Portions) | Sorted Food
“- By hook or by crook-”
- It'll do. (laughing) … - Fantastic work!
(hands clapping)
Play at 2:05
YouTubePowerfulJRE2.2M views · 2026-01-28
Joe Rogan Experience #2444 - Andrew Wilson
“by hook or by crook they're going to win”
do Democrats going to win the midterms … the midterms and when they do if they
Play at 1:15:07
YouTubeLex Fridman4.0M views · 2024-03-14
Israel-Palestine Debate: Finkelstein, Destiny, M. Rabbani & Benny Morris | Lex Fridman Podcast #418
“that by hook or by crook, these
people are going to achieve”
will have to come to the realization … their inalienable and
legitimate national rights.
Play at 4:43:56
YouTubeHoover Institution1.4M views · 2025-10-02
Who’s Going To Win The Future? Dan Wang on China’s Engineers vs. America’s Lawyers | GoodFellows
“population into modernity
by hook or by crook.”
of revolutionaries that see
itself to be heaving the … They are broadly technocratic,
I think, you know,
Play at 25:25
YouTubeJordan B Peterson3.1M views · 2023-01-30
Women, Porn, and Sadists | Dr. Del Paulhus | EP 327
“um by by hook or by crook let's say so”
wanted to maintain their position … Machiavellian are willing to use
Play at 10:53
YouTubeJordan B Peterson578K views · 2024-01-11
Raised by Thetans in a Galactic Gulag | Aaron Smith-Levin | EP 413
“assume that by hook or by crook some”
attracted by this and it's reasonable to … something that was genuine or at least
Play at 13:56
YouTubeSorted Food915K views · 2023-10-11
Ultimate CHEF SKILLS Challenge: VOLUME (30 Portions) | Sorted Food
“- I think by hook or
by crook you got there,”
'cause I peeled all those potatoes. … but we're not convinced there were enough
Play at 13:59
YouTubeChris Williamson2.2M views · 2025-09-29
Living with Confidence & Going All In - Matthew McConaughey (4K)
“live with by hook or by crook, I'll get”
I I I I've never been able to really … it how I can get it. I'll lie, cheat,
Play at 16:50
YouTubeThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon105K views · 2026-02-25
Jeff Probst Reveals He Competes in Survivor 50, Performs His Survivor Song (Extended) | Tonight Show
“we were making a show
by hook or by crook.”
But that's what
stood out to me is, … It's just a live show.
Play at 2:53
YouTubeThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert1.2M views · 2026-02-05
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
“hook or by crook, this is what I ended”
be in that theater every night. And by … up doing.
Play at 17:53