COME HELL OR HIGH WATER

Meaning of COME HELL OR HIGH WATER in English

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.

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COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — whatever difficulties may occur. → hell
Concise Oxford English vocab
(COME) HELL OR HIGH WATER — despite any difficulties : I was determined to go, come hell or high water.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — see hell
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — see hell
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — {adv. phr.}, {informal} No matter what happens; whatever may come. * /Grandfather said he would go to the fair, come …
Slang English vocab
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — See ↑ DETERMINED 4
Longman Activator English vocab
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — {adv. phr.}, {informal} No matter what happens; whatever may come. * /Grandfather said he would go to the fair, come …
Словарь английских идиом
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.
English Idioms vocab
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.
English Idioms vocabulary
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — что-бы ни случилось, что-бы то ни было
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — что-бы ни случилось, что-бы то ни было
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — во что бы не стало
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — 1. при любых обстоятельствах; во всяком случае; во что бы то ни стало; 2. любыми способами; любыми средствами
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — 1. при любых обстоятельствах; во всяком случае; во что бы то ни стало; 2. любыми способами; любыми средствами
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER — во что бы не стало
English Russian slang dictionary
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hegh, hey, high, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELL — I. ˈhel noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COME — I. ˈkəm; often when a stressed syllable, especially an adverb or preposition syllable, follows without pause _kəm verb ( came …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HELL — — hell-like , adj. /hel/ , n. 1. the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COME — /kum/ , v. , came, come, coming , n. v.i. 1. to approach or move toward a particular person or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COME — I. ˈkəm verb ( came ˈkām ; come ; com·ing ˈkə-miŋ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English cuman; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HELL — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English helan to conceal, Old High German helan, Latin celare, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
HELL — vt a gambling house. 2. hell ·vt to overwhelm. 3. hell ·vt a place where outcast persons or things are …
Webster English vocab
COME — p.p. of come. 2. come ·noun coming. 3. come ·noun to approach or arrive, as if by a journey or …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HELL — [hell] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OE helan to conceal, OHG helan, L celare, Gk kalyptein] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COME — [come] vb came ; come ; com.ing [ME, fr. OE cuman; akin to OHG queman to come, L venire, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
HELL — the abode or state of being of evil spirits or souls that are damned to postmortem punishment. Derived from an …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATER — / ˈwɔːtə(r); NAmE ; NAmE also ˈwɑːt-/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] a liquid without colour, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — / haɪ; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( high·er , high·est ) FROM BOTTOM TO TOP …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — / hel; NAmE / noun 1. [ sing. ] (usually Hell ) (used without a or the ) in some …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COME — / kʌm; NAmE / verb , exclamation , noun ■ verb ( came / keɪm; NAmE / come ) TO …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HELL — I. hell 1 S1 W3 /hel/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . WHEN YOU DIE [uncountable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COME — I. come 1 S1 W1 /kʌm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense came /keɪm/, past participle come ) [intransitive] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COME — v. & n. --v.intr. (past came; past part. come) 1 move, be brought towards, or reach a place thought of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HELL — n. 1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COME — v. & n. v.intr. (past came; past part. come) 1 move, be brought towards, or reach a place thought of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. a of great vertical extent (a high building). b (predic.; often in comb.) of …
Oxford English vocab
HELL — n.1 a place regarded in some religions as the abode of the dead, or of condemned sinners and devils. 2 …
Oxford English vocab

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