one way or another

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one way or another

adverb one way or other · one way or the other

  1. colloquial, not comparable By any means possible. One way or another, I'm going to find ya / I'm gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get ya

    Similar: by hook or by crook

  2. colloquial, not comparable In a way that is not stated or known; somehow.

    Similar: somehow or other

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adv in a way that is not stated or known

中文不知何故 bùzhī hégù, 不知怎樣 /不知怎样 bùzhī zěnyàng, 以某種方式 /以某种方式 yǐ mǒuzhǒng fāngshì

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@misc{one_way_or_another_2026,
  title = {one way or another},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/one%20way%20or%20another},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}