come what may

come what may
come what may
Cliché no matter what might happen. •

I'll be home for the holidays, come what may.

Come what may, the mail will get delivered.

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{adv. phr.} Even if troubles come; no matter what happens; in spite of opposition or mischance. * /Charles has decided to get a college education, come what may./ * /The editor says we will publish the school paper this week, come what may./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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