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| English | Russian |
| by hook or by crook | не мытьём так катаньем |
| by hook or by crook | любыми путями (My sister wants to go to Italy next week by hook or by crook Taras) |
| by hook or by crook | любыми методами (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| first-rate crook | клейма негде ставить (That guy is a first-rate crook! ART Vancouver) |