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Expressions

By dint of something

- as a result of something

- because of

By choice

- deliberately

- with intention

By heart

- knowing completely from memory

By and by

- after a short time

- soon

By force of habit

- to do something that has become a habit

By the book

- to do something exactly as the rules demand

- correctly

By hook or by crook

- by any method possible

- legal or illegal

By leaps and bounds

- when something improves or increases a lot

- very quickly

By chance

- when something happens without plan

- accidentally

By no means

- not at all

- when emphasizing a negative statement

By all means

- when giving permission

- surely

- of course

By the way

- in addition to

- to introduce a new subject that is considered

- to give further information

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1. I need a driving licence as fast as possible. I decided to pass the driving exam by no meansby force ofby hook or by crookI don't know.

2. The population in the world has grown by choiceby leaps and boundsby the bookI don't know over the past few decades.

3. We met with them by all meansby leaps and boundsby chanceI don't know at the bus station in Kielce last Sunday.

4. It is by heartby no meansby and byI don't know certain that this summer will be warm.

5. - Would you go to the restaurant with us tomorrow? - By all meansBy no meansBy leaps and boundsI don't know. I'd love to go with you.

6. I'm going to the shop,by no meansby heartby the wayI don't know, do you need anything?

7. By choiceBy the wayBy dint ofI don't know his hard work, he got promoted to a manager last year.

8. Tom has been divorced three times. Now, he lives alone by choiceby the bookby the wayI don't know.

9. When I went to school, I used to learn poetry by no meansby heartby and byI don't know.

10. They will fly to Rome on their holiday by dint ofby no meansby and byI don't know.

11. I always drink strong black coffee by hook or by crookby force of habitI don't know, a few minutes after getting out of bed.

12. Jacob is a government official and he always does everything by leaps and boundsby no meansby the bookI don't know.