come what may
No matter what
Come what may means regardless of what happens or whatever the consequences: Come what may, I'm going to finish this degree.
The phrase expresses resolve or acceptance in the face of uncertainty.
It often appears after a commitment: She decided to tell the truth, come what may.
- regardlessDespite the circumstances
- anywayIn any case
- rain or shineGuaranteed to occur
- irrespectiveWithout consideration of
- inevitableCertain to occur
no matter what · at any rate · be that as it may · sink or swim · do or die · somehow · acceptance · for better or worse · against all odds · against the odds · whatever it takes · weather the storm · perseverance · whatever happens · through thick and thin · resolve · hold the line · stay the course
- acceptance phraseslet it go, it is what it is, such is life, c'est la vie, que sera sera
- pledgesvow, promise, I promise, wedding vows, I vow
- fatedestiny, fate, kismet, Moira, fated
- Shakespeare phrasesto be or not to be, et tu Brute, all the world's a stage, out damned spot, friends Romans countrymen
- loyaltyloyalty, devotion, loyal, faithfulness, fidelity
- obligation phraseshave to, need to, ought to, should, forced to
come what maycontingent
Conditional or representative group
conditional · if and only if · conditionally · provided that · only if
come what mayhalf-heartedly
With little genuine effort
tentatively · hesitantly · on second thought · maybe · perhaps