rain or shine

American  

adverb

1. regardless of the weather or circumstances; in any event.

   The concert will be held, rain or shine. He's always a reliable friend, rain or shine.

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rain or shine Idioms  

1. No matter what the circumstances, as in We promised we would finish the project tomorrow, rain or shine. This term, first recorded in 1905, still refers to weather, as well as other uncertainty, and always implies that an activity will be carried out, no matter what. For a synonym, see hell or high water.

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Example Sentences

In other words, if she buys a $100,000 annuity, she’ll get $7,600 a year, or $633 a month, come rain or shine, until she dies.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Every day, come rain or shine, Amelka leaves her mum's house at about 07:00 to walk the 25-minute journey to the train station.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

In case you didn’t get the memo, March is Tomatozania-mania-party time in Southern California, when specialty growers offer pop-up sales of hard-to-find tomato varieties, rain or shine.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

We like it in sickness and in health, no matter rain or shine, and we intend to never part with it.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

We thought it was plain old cussedness that kept him in that park, day after day, rain or shine.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Related Words

• absolutely
• assuredly
• certainly
• clearly
• definitely
• evidently
• indeed
• inevitably
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• plainly
• undoubtedly
• unquestionably