Question of the Day #1137

COMMENTARY: ‘This is our home, come hell or high water’

From the headline of this article at the Salt Wire.

  上記の文で、come hell or high waterの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "come hell or high water" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

たとえ火の中水の中、どんな困難［試練］にも負けずに、何事があろうとも、何が何でも

私はあまり聞いたことがありませんが、by hell or high waterということもあります。

 

Answer

According to :

used to say that something will definitely happen or be done even though other events or situations might make it difficult

I haven't heard it much but, apparently, you can also say "by hell or high water."

 

Examples

1. I will be there on time, come hell or high water.
2. Come hell or high water, we will have this project finished on time!
3. By hell or high water, I am going to make it to your wedding!
4. Investors want to know if the team, come hell or high water, will persevere. —Drew Silverstein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
5. So come hell or high water, most Democrats and Republicans — including independents who lean toward those parties — are going to stick with their preferred party. —Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2023

   

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