English Reference

Idiom

rain or shine

Meaning

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“We play soccer every Saturday, rain or shine.”

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

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

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.”

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