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Idioms: by any means -- by its very nature

Idiom	Meaning	Example
by any means	any way or method, by doing any job	He survived by any means when he first came to Canada.
by any stretch...	(See not by any stretch of the imagination)
by cracky	you listen to what I say, this is the truth, by gosh This is serious, by cracky! We're lost and we have no water!
by dint of	as a result of, because of	By dint of her efforts alone, this family is happy and healthy.
by golly	I am surprised, impressed; by gosh	By golly! She did it. She made a cherry pie!
by gosh	what an experience, this is interesting, by golly	Well, by gosh! This is my first look at Niagara Falls!
by guess or by gosh	any way that is possible, by chance	How did I learn to speak French? By guess or by gosh, that's how.
by heart	memorized every word, down pat	Eva knew the speech by heart. She didn't look at her notes.
by hook or by crook	any way that is possible, by any means	He'll get that car - by hook or by crook! He'll get it somehow.
by its very nature	because of its natural habits, because it is that way	A dog, by its very nature, is dependent on humans.