come hell or high water

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Fig. no matter what happens. (Use hell with caution.) I'll be there tomorrow, come hell or high water. Come hell or high water, I intend to own my own home.

See also: come, hell, high, water

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Then little Angela will go to Oxford come hell or high water. The child in all of us by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Byline: Mike Butler COME hell or high water this council is not interested in services users of any description (Mail, December 18), all it is concerned about is how to save money and plug a black hole of pounds 10 million in the social services budget. Letter: Your Say - pounds 10m black hole; Supported by Royal Mail by Birmingham Mail (England) Sam, you are a man and so is Paul, who will stand by you come hell or high water. CHATROOM; The best of your emails and texts by The Racing Post (London, England)			come before come between come by come by honestly come cap in hand come clean come close come down come down in the world come down on come down on the side of come down the pike come down to come down to earth come down to some place come down with come face to face with come for come forth come forward come from come from behind come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come hell or high water come home come home from some place come home to come home to roost come in come in a certain position Come in and make yourself at home Come in and sit a spell come in contact come in for come in from the cold come in handy come in heat come in out of the rain come in useful come into come into being come into bloom come into conflict come into effect come into existence come into fashion come into money come into own come into play			come for come for come formally before a tribunal come forth come forth come forth come forward come forward come forward Come friendly bombs Come friendly bombs Come friendly bombs Come from Come from Come from Come from Come from Away come from behind come from far and wide come from nowhere come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle come full circle Come Get Some come gradually into existence come hat in hand Come Have a Drink come hell or high water Come Hell or High Water (1994) Come Holy Ghost come home come home come home come home come home come home Come Home (James song) Come Home for Christmas come home from some place Come Home I Need Action Come Home I'm Pregnant Come Home Soon come home to come home to roost come home to roost come home to roost come in come in come in come in come in a certain position Come in and make yourself at home Come in and set a spell Come in and sit a spell Come in and sit down Come in and take a load off your feet come in conflict with come in contact

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