COMMON ENGLISH IDIOM-COME HELL OR HIGH WATER

 COME HELL OR HIGH WATER

Idioms

Idioms are expressions that you cannot take literally. So if you hear an idiom, you cannot simply understand what it means by looking at the meanings of the words in the phrase. The meaning of each idiom is very different from its individual parts. 


Today's Idiom

Come Hell Or High Water


Meaning

'even if something hinders your work, or some kind of difficulty or obstacle arises'


Examples

I am going to visit my aunt tomorrow, come hell or high water.

My boss insisted that the project should be complete by the end of the week, come hell or high water.

They travel a lot every month, come hell or high water.

They were determined to renovate the town hall, come hell or high water.

Watch the video here:

https://youtu.be/UAc3TPGxxJs

Here is another common idiom

https://youtu.be/RZo-Jy-Nu0U



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