one way or another
one way or another (or one way and another, one way or the other)
1. taking most aspects or considerations into account:
あれやこれやで、あれこれ考え合わせると
e.g. it's been quite a day one way and another.
2. used to indicate that something is the case for any of various unspecified reasons:
どうにかして
e.g. one way or another she brought it on herself.
by some means:
どうにかして, どんな方法を使ってでも
e.g. he wants to get rid of me one way or another.
whichever of two given alternatives is the case:
いずれにせよ
e.g. the question is not yet decided, one way or the other.
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