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come hell or high water

No matter what; in spite of any obstacle. I don't care if I have to drive through a blizzard—we are getting to this wedding come hell or high water! Come hell or high water, we will have this project finished on time! We have to take back power come hell or high water!
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hell or high water, come

Also, in spite of hell or high water . No matter what difficulty or obstacle, as in I'm going to finish this week, come hell or high water. This colloquial expression, alluding to the destructive forces of hellfire or flood, was first recorded in 1915 but is thought to be older.
See also: come, hell, high
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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In high water, I approach most spots by casting upstream or cross-current.
While its high water content makes it an ideal summer vegetable, it is known to be very low in calories, carbohydrates, and fat.
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As I said before, a high water alarm can be as simple as a float switch and a horn or it can be much more sophisticated.
Hell or High Water is a reality series that will document the exhilarating missions of an experienced team of kayakers as they travel off the beaten path looking for their next big adventure.
The problem is worse in autumn and winter when high water levels make usual routes impassable, forcing otters to travel across roads.
North Fork Siuslaw Road at milepost 4.0: high water
And for their 40th year they're preparing for their next performance with gusto - it's called Hell and High Water and they'll continue to tour the country on their narrowboat through just that.
The network is meant to handle high water levels in various districts.
But still we have high water consumption and it's not sustainable.
According to him, the high water consumption was also having a negative impact on the environment as it caused marine and air pollution.
KABUL(PAN): US troops will be out of Afghanistan by 2014, "come hell or high water", the US Vice President Joe Biden said.
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