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Meaning of hell or high water | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.

idiomatic

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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