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.
hell or high water, come
hell or high water, come Also,
in spite of hell or
high water. No matter what difficulty or obstacle, as in
I'm going to finish this week, come hell or high water. This colloquial expression, alluding to the destructive forces of hellfire or flood, was first recorded in 1915 but is thought to be older.
by hell or aerial water
By 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: by, 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, water(come) ˌhell or aerial ˈwater
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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