by any means necessary

idiom

: by doing whatever is needed
He vowed that he would succeed by any means necessary.

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“By any means necessary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%20any%20means%20necessary. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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