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come hell or high water What does come hell or high water mean?	no matter what happens	Come hell or high water I plan to go to the concert next week.
come hell or high water What does come hell or high water mean?	no matter what happens	Come hell or high water, I plan to go to the concert next week.
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take the law into one's own hands What does "take the law into one's own hands" mean?	to act as a judge and jury for someone who has done something wrong	The soldiers took the law into their own hands when they entered the town.
(go/be) belly up What does "(go/be) belly up" mean?	(a company) fails or goes bankrupt	The small video store near my house went belly-up last month.
get better What does "get better" mean?	to improve one's skill at doing something, to improve one's health	The little boy is getting better at riding his bicycle.
not hold water What does "not hold water" mean?	to make no sense, to be illogical	The argument by the lawyer did not hold water.
play it by ear What does "play it by ear" mean?	to decide what to do in a certain situation when you encounter the situation, to not plan in advance for something	I do not know what time I will be back on Sunday so we should play it by ear to find a good time to meet.

salt of the earth What does "salt of the earth" mean?	basic and fundamentally good people	The members of our club are all the salt of the earth and are fun to spend time with.
fight a rearguard action What does "fight a rearguard action" mean?	to try very hard to prevent something from happening when it is probably too late to prevent it	The government is fighting a rearguard action to try and win the election.
without further ado What does "without further ado" mean?	without further talk	Without further ado they ended the meeting and began to serve coffee.
as full/tight as a tick What does "as full/tight as a tick" mean?	very full of food or drink	I was as full as a tick after the large meal at the restaurant.

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Come Hell Or High Water Idiom