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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 force ofby no meansby hook or by crookI don't know.

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

3. We met with them by leaps and boundsby chanceby all meansI 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 leaps and boundsBy all meansBy no meansI don't know. I'd love to go with you.

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

7. By the wayBy dint ofBy choiceI 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 wayby the bookI 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 and byby no meansby dint ofI don't know.

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

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