想方设法

wǒ xiǎng fāng shè fǎ qù dǎ ting tā de xiāo xi

我想方设法去打听他的消息。

I try every means to find out his track.

tā xiǎng fāng shè fǎ de àn shí wán chéng rèn wù

他想方设法地按时完成任务。

He tries all means to fulfill a task as scheduled.

wǒ yào xiǎng fāng shè fǎ zhǎo dào tā de xià luò

我要想方设法找到他的下落。

I'll find out her exact whereabouts by hook or by crook.

xiǎng fāng shè fǎ liǎo jiě zhè lǐ de qíng kuàng

想方设法了解这里的情况

do everything possible to understand the situation here

tā yī nián lái yī zhí zài xiǎng fāng shè fǎ chóu jí zhè bǐ zī jīn

她一年来一直在想方设法筹集这笔资金。

She has been wrestling to raise the money all year.

wǒ yī bān zǒng néng xiǎng fāng shè fǎ dé dào wǒ xiǎng yào de dōng xi

我一般总能想方设法得到我想要的东西。

I generally get what I want one way or another.