by hell or high water



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by hell or high water

By any means necessary; regardless of any difficulty, problem, or obstacle. By hell or high water, I am going to make it to your wedding!
See also: hell, high, water

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fernandefer-NAWNDFrench
Vinay-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
PauwelPOW-vəl, POW-wəlDutch (Archaic)
Berahthram-Ancient Germanic
Cokkie-Dutch
Yerushah-Biblical Hebrew