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Phrase(s): one way or another
somehow. • Tom: Can we fix this radio, or do I have to buy a new one? Mary: Don’t fret! We’ll get it repaired one way or another. • John: I think we’re lost. Alice: Don’t worry. We’ll get there one way or another.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, one way or the other. Somehow, in some fashion, as in One way or another I'm sure we'll meet again, or He wasn't sure how to go about building a wall, but he was sure he would manage in one way or the other. [Mid-1500s]
American Heritage Idioms