come hell or high water イディオム
come hell or high water
no matter what happens, by any means I'll buy that ranch, come hell or high water. I'm determined.
come hell or high water|come|high water|water
adv. phr.,
informal No matter what happens; whatever may come.
Grandfather said he would go to the fair, come hell or high water. Compare: COME WHAT MAY, THROUGH THE MILL.
come hell or aerial water
No amount what. In animosity of any obstacle. I don't affliction if I accept to drive through a blizzard—we are accepting to this bells appear hell or aerial water!Learn more: come, hell, high, waterhell or aerial water
Any agency necessary, behindhand of any difficulty, problem, or obstacle. By hell or aerial water, I am activity to accomplish it to your wedding!Learn more: hell, high, watercome hell or aerial water
Fig. no amount what happens. (Use hell with caution.) I'll be there tomorrow, appear hell or aerial water. Come hell or aerial water, I intend to own my own home.Learn more: come, hell, high, waterhell or aerial water, come
Also, in animosity of hell or aerial baptize . No amount what adversity or obstacle, as in I'm activity to accomplishment this week, appear hell or aerial water. This chatty expression, alluding to the annihilative armament of hellfire or flood, was aboriginal recorded in 1915 but is anticipation to be older. Learn more: come, hell, highcome hell or aerial water
mainly BRITISHIf article will appear or be done come hell or aerial water, it will absolutely appear or be done alike if there are lots of problems. The ahead all-male console will accept two changeable associates this year, appear hell or aerial water. They biking 22 afar a day appear hell or aerial water. Compare with go through hell and aerial water.Learn more: come, hell, high, watercome hell or aerial water
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whatever the difficulties or action may be: Come hell or aerial water, we’ve got to ability the afflicted men tonight.Learn more: hell, high, watercome hell or aerial water
No amount what happens; appear what may. The agent of this announcement has been lost. One ascendancy claims it is a aberration of amid the devil and the abysmal dejected sea, “hell” and “high water” apery agnate abundant obstacles. It appears to accept originated anon afterwards 1900. In 1939, at the beginning of World War II, A. Keith wrote about imperialism, “Let empires be built—come hell or aerial water, they body ’em.”Learn more: come, hell, high, water