come what may

idiom

: regardless of what happens
He promised to support her, come what may.

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Redstone could simply sell her ownership stake, putting another party at Paramount’s helm come what may. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 July 2024 To be the kind of neighbor who makes everyone around them stronger, come what may. David Allan, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024 But come what may, Komatovich believes Cal has a bright future ahead of him. Sarah Handel, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024 And, come what may, his Riverdale High School classmates Madelaine Petsch and Cole Sprouse were there to cheer him on. Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 2 Aug. 2023 My advice is to skip the speak-up/don’t-speak-up calculations about your birthday and instead talk to a good therapist solo about the kind of tiptoeing around your relationship requires, and start taking steps to bring more honesty into it, come what may. Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2021 No problem, Sitake said, his team would remain aggressive, come what may. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2022 One of his top allies, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, has already said schools will be open all day, every day, come what may. CNN, 8 July 2020 For as long as my mother and I can remember, my nani (‘maternal grandmother’ in Hindi) has always worn a bright pleated cotton saree—come what may. Avani Thakkar, Vogue, 15 Nov. 2022

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“Come what may.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20what%20may. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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