come rain or shine
/ˌkʌm ˌreɪn ɔː ˈʃaɪn/NEUTRAL · B2
Meaning
whatever happens, in any conditions
Examples
- 1Grandad has opened his corner shop at seven every morning for forty years, come rain or shine.
- 2Come rain or shine, Maya phones her mum every Sunday evening.
- 3My best friend has stood by me, come rain or shine, since we were five.
- 4The night bus runs every half hour, come rain or shine, even on bank holidays.
- 5I promised the coach I'd turn up to every single training session, come rain or shine.
Grammar
A fixed phrase: come does not change, even in a past-tense sentence. Often at the end of the clause, after a comma. Also rain or shine, without come.
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