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rain or shine

idiom
Meaning

Regardless of the circumstances; (more literally) regardless of the state of the weather.


Examples
SIMPLE

We play soccer every Saturday, rain or shine.

CONTEXTUAL

The outdoor music festival will continue as planned, rain or shine, so bring your umbrella.

COMPLEX

The dedicated gardener tends to his prize-winning roses every single morning, rain or shine, regardless of how exhausted he feels.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    get one's shine box

    Used as an insult.

  2. 02

    make it rain

    To bring prosperity or work to an enterprise by selling, inventing or other productive or successful activity.

  3. 03

    pleasure and pain

    [Cockney slang]rain

  4. 04

    rain buckets

    To rain heavily

  5. 05

    rain cats and dogs

    To rain very heavily.

  6. 06

    rain death

    To cause severe harm or violence.

  7. 07

    rain down

    To appear suddenly or inexplicably in large numbers.

  8. 08

    rain fire and brimstone

    To send horror or destruction.

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