come what may »
In spite of anything that might happen; whatever may occur.
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cup of tea »
Whatever suits or interests one.
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ground rules »
The basic rules or standards; whatever someone must know before proceeding.
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make do with »
To get along with whatever is available.
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move heaven and earth »
To do whatever is necessary, including extreme or unusual actions; to go to extremes.
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overkill »
An unnecessary excess of whatever is needed to achieve a goal.
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screw it »
"I don't care enough to continue"; whatever.
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screw this »
"I don't care enough to continue"; "This is too stressful for me"; whatever.
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throw dirt enough, and some will stick »
If enough allegations are made about someone or something, then even if they are all untrue, people's opinion of the person or thing will be diminished.1759, John Wesley, letter to John Downes, Rector of St. Michael's, Wood Street, read at Wesley Center Online at [1] on 14 Oct 06.I hope...that you are ignorant of the whole affair, and are so bold only because you are blind...And blind enough; so that you blunder on through thick and thin, bespattering all that come in your way, according to the old, laudable maxim, 'Throw dirt enough, and some will stick.'1857, Thomas Hughes, Tom Brown's Schooldays, read at fullbooks.com on 14 Oct 06,But whatever harm a spiteful tongue could do them, he took care should be done. Only throw dirt enough, and some will stick.1864, John Henry Newman, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, Penguin Classics (1994), p. 10,Archbishop Whately used to say
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whatever creams your twinkie »
Do what you will, whatever makes you happy.
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whatever floats your boat »
What makes you happy; what stimulates you.
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whatever it takes »
Anything that may be required to achieve an objective.
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write one's own ticket »
To be empowered to choose whatever job, financial arrangement, or course of action one desires.
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you can't take it with you »
It is not possible to take one's material wealth to whatever world may await one after death.1900, E. Phillips Oppenheim, A Millionaire of Yesterday, ch. 6:"The clause which
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