Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.
He was determined to win the election BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.

honestlyCorrect answerYour answerby any means, fair or unfairCorrect answerYour answerwith great difficultyCorrect answerYour answerwith the help of friendsCorrect answerYour answer

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By hook or by crook means by any means at all, honest or not.

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Honestly is the opposite of what the idiom allows.

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.He was determined to win the election BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.

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Choose the correct meaning of the idiom in capitals.
He was determined to win the election BY HOOK OR BY CROOK.