go through hell and high water

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.

The soldiers went through hell and high water to capture the fort.

Compare: COME HELL OR HIGH WATER, THROUGH THE MILL.

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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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