Weather words elsewhere · Weather
come rain or shine
whatever happens
Come rain or shine means that something will happen whatever the circumstances are.
This vs that
Come rain or shine, we'll go ahead.
We'll go ahead if the weather is good.
Hear it in real life
Are you still going to the charity walk?
Of course—come rain or shine.
Come rain or shine, I'll be at the school gate at eight.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This compact idiom adds a natural sense of determination to a promise or plan.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Come rain or shine, I will go there in any conditions.
Say: Come rain or shine, I'll be there.
The idiom already includes the idea of any circumstances.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
come rain or shine, ___
Come rain or shine, we'll meet at the same time tomorrow.
He goes running every morning, come rain or shine.
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Weather · Weather words elsewhere: the words around “come rain or shine”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We'll go, come rain or shine.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
come rain or shine
whatever happens
“Come rain or shine, I'll be at the school gate at eight.”
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