Idiom
hell or high water
Meaning
Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I will finish this project, come hell or high water.”
“She promised to attend her sister's wedding, hell or high water, despite the massive storm canceling all flights.”
“Determined to preserve the family estate, he vowed to defend the property against the encroaching developers, hell or high water.”
Examples
simple
“I will finish this project, come hell or high water.”
contextual
“She promised to attend her sister's wedding, hell or high water, despite the massive storm canceling all flights.”
complex
“Determined to preserve the family estate, he vowed to defend the property against the encroaching developers, hell or high water.”
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