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do everything possible; try by hook or by crook; do everything possible to; find ways and means to
我想方设法去打听他的消息。
I try every means to find out his track.
他想方设法地按时完成任务。
He tries all means to fulfill a task as scheduled.
我要想方设法找到他的下落。
I'll find out her exact whereabouts by hook or by crook.
想方设法了解这里的情况
do everything possible to understand the situation here
她一年来一直在想方设法筹集这笔资金。
She has been wrestling to raise the money all year.
我一般总能想方设法得到我想要的东西。
I generally get what I want one way or another.