By Hell or High Water Meaning?

informal. —used to say that something will definitely happen or be done even though other events or situations might make it difficult I will be there on time, come hell or high water.

Where does the term hell or high water come from?

The expression 'come hell or high water' originated in America. The first printed reference comes from an Iowa newspaper, The Burlington Weekly Hawk Eye, dated May 1882: “Since that time the best of my friends had become enemies and strangers have become friends.

How do you use hell or high water in a sentence?

Example Sentences

He said he will be going for the trip, come hell or high water. His boss said he wanted the project completed by the end of the week, come hell or high water. She said she had planned her vacation since a year and she would be going for it, come hell or high water.