ways and means

methods of achieving something She spent years exploring ways and means of improving children's nutrition.

ways and means

methods of achieving something (often + of ) Surely there are ways and means of achieving our objectives which don't involve spending quite so much money.

See no two ways about it

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Gilberta	khil-BER-tah (Dutch), jeel-BER-tah (Italian)	Dutch, Italian
Rabbie	-	Scottish
Senta	-	German
Rabindra	-	Bengali
Mukul	-	Indian, Hindi
Bertha	BER-tah (German), BUR-thə (English)	German, English, Ancient Germanic