one way or another

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Adverb

one way or another (not comparable) (colloquial)

  1. By any means possible.
    Synonym: by hook or by crook
    • 1978, Debbie Harry, Nigel Harrison, “One Way or Another”, in Parallel Lines, performed by Blondie:
      One way or another, I'm going to find ya / I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya
  2. In a way that is not stated or known; somehow.
    Synonym: somehow or other

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