come what may
In spite of anything that might happenIn spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.
» Whoever wants to come may come.
Каждый, кто хочет, может прийти. — sharptoothed
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1 senses(idiomatic, not comparable)In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.
He swore that, come what may, he'd never let her out of his sight again.
was auch passiert, komme, was da wolle, komme was wolle
будь что бу́детbudʹ što búdet
Examples
43 sentencesWhoever wants to come may come.
ruКаждый, кто хочет, может прийти. — sharptoothed
He may come, or he may not.
If you come back soon, you may go.
ruЕсли быстро вернёшься, то можешь пойти. — Gordeev
Whoever wants to come to my party may come.
He has not come yet. He may have missed the train.
Він досі не повернувся. Мабуть, спізнився на поїзд. — rozmaita
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