one way or another

one way or another

By some means; no matter what. Don't worry, one way or another, we'll find out who did this to your family. Well, one way or another someone is going to pay for these damages!
See also: another, one, way
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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.
See also: another, one, way
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

one way or another

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]
See also: another, one, way
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

(in) ˌone way and/or aˈnother/the ˈother

in various different ways now considered together: One way and another we had a very good time when we were students.
See also: and, another, one, other, way
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • at one go
  • at/in one go
  • as one door closes, another (one) opens
  • as one door closes, another one opens
  • as one door closes, another opens
  • drive (one) out of office
  • force (one) out of office
  • force out of office
  • give (one) (one's) head
  • give somebody their head
References in periodicals archive
Oxherding Tale is Johnson's "platform" book in the sense, as he writes in the introduction, "that everything else I attempted to do would in one way or another be based upon and refer to it" (xvii).