hell and high water

hell and high water {n. phr.}

Troubles or difficulties of any kind.

After John's father died he went through hell and high water, but he managed to keep the family together.

Compare: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER.

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[go through hell and high water] {v. phr.}, {informal} To go through danger, or trouble. * /John is ready to go through hell and high water to help his chum./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[water] See: [BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER], [COME HELL OR HIGH WATER], [DEEP WATER], [FISH OUT OF WATER], [GO THROUGH HELL AND HIGH WATER], [HEAD ABOVE WATER], [HOLD WATER], [HELL […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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