Примеры употребления для by fair means or foul
1. Those you see here do this because they want to live, by fair means or foul.
2. Chavez is a grave danger to regional stability and intends to consolidate his power by fair means or foul.
3. He would beat the other guy, he would say, by "fair means or foul". Foul must often have seemed quicker.
4. Speaking about Tkachyov and his officials, Fedin said, "They would like to bankrupt us and shut us down by fair means or foul." Fedin owns the land and the ski lifts, while his business associate, Yury Shpalov, owns several restaurants and cafes at the ski resort.