どうにかこうにか

expression

somehow or other; by hook or by crook

Emphasizes managing to accomplish something despite difficulty, often with a sense of relief or after effort.

• どうにかこうにか締しめ切きりに間まに合あった。

  I somehow managed to meet the deadline.

• どうにかこうにか生せい活かつ費ひを稼かせいでいる。

  I'm scraping by, earning a living somehow or other.