hell or high water adverb 1exclamation 1noun 1 adverb1 •No matter what the adverse circumstances."The barn goes down tomorrow, rain or shine, hell or high water, with your cooperation or without it." — 1992 exclamation1 •No matter what the adverse circumstances.I am a man of my word, hell or high water. — 1987 noun1 •Highly adverse circumstances; acts of God.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. — 1998
