by means of something

by means of (something)

Due to something. I only wake up in time for work by means of an alarm clock. I was able to get an A in my math class this semester by means of hard work.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

by means of something

(formal) with the help of something: The load was lifted by means of a crane.
See also: by, mean, of, something
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See also:
  • by means of
  • by means of (something)
  • bloodsucker
  • reck (one's) own rede
  • rede
  • go Galt
  • get wind of
  • get wind of (something)
  • get wind of something
  • lick into shape
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Some of the most adept legal eagles in the former Soviet Union are getting around troubling laws by means of something called the "variant," or exception.
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