Idiom Breakdown

hell or high water

English coordinated pairs

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Definition

Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.

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"Even though sportswriters are supposed to be impartial, I'm a Brooklyn boyo and Dodger fan through hell or high water, so my beer is Schaefer."
"Bankers call this a hell-or-high-water deal because it protects the buyer from the directors and offers from other bidders."
"Corn had to be hoed three times and plowed five in spite of hell or high water"