HELL OR HIGH WATER

Meaning of HELL OR HIGH WATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ phrasal ]

: difficulties of whatever kind or size

will stand by her convictions come hell or high water

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

HELL OR HIGH WATER — phrasal difficulties of whatever kind or size
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HELL OR HIGH WATER — phrasal see hell and high water
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HELL OR HIGH WATER — difficulties of whatever kind or size <will stand by her convictions come hell or high water >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English 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
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
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
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
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
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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
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
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
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
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
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
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH — ( higher, highest, highs) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HELL — ( hells) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. In some religions, hell …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a water pipe ▪ Be careful to avoid piercing any water pipes or electricity …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or wherever (= used to emphasize that you are talking about any place and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HIGH — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a diet high/rich in sth (= which contains a lot of something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HELL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (as) mad as hell (= a rude way of saying very angry ) cast sb …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
HELL — (EXPRESSION) exclamation, [noun] [U] - used to express anger or to give emphasis to an expressionOh hell, I've forgotten my …
Cambridge English vocab
HIGH — n. High Plateau high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty high jump high …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HIGH — Synonyms and related words : Dutch courage, Gymnasium, Hydromatic, Latin school, Olympian, Realgymnasium, Realschule, a bit much, a high, abandoned, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
Slang English vocab
HIGH — n. high and low high and mighty high flown high handed high hat high hearted high jinks high minded high …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — INDEX: high above the ground 1. a long way above the ground 2. a high building/mountain/tree etc 3. how high …
Longman Activator English vocab
HIGH — n. 25B6; adjective a high mountain : TALL, lofty, towering, elevated, giant, big; multi-storey, high-rise. a high position in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — n. 25B6; noun they feared hell : THE NETHERWORLD, the Inferno, the infernal regions, the abyss; eternal damnation, perdition; hellfire, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HELL — See: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER, HELL-ON-WHEELS, LIKE HELL, TO HELL WITH, UNTIL HELL …
Словарь английских идиом
WATER — 1. сущ. 1) а) вода to add water ≈ добавлять воду to drink water ≈ пить воду to pour water …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь

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