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Englishcome what may
Meaning: Whatever happens.
Example: “Come what may, we're getting married on that beach.”
Origin: An old subjunctive construction, "let come what may come." It is found in English from the 16th century, and Shakespeare uses a version in Macbeth.
Equivalents in other languages
Spanish: salga el sol por donde quiera Literally: Let the sun rise wherever it wants
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