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Phrase(s): by any means by any way possible. • I need to get there soon by any means. • I must win this contest by any means, fair or unfair.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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In any possible way, no matter how, as in By any means I've got to get there. [Late 1400s] Also see BY HOOK OR CROOK; BY MEANS OF; BY NO MEANS.
American Heritage Idioms