contra viento y marea

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “against wind and tide”.

Adverb

contra viento y marea

1. (idiomatic) against all odds, come hell or high water, through thick and thin

Further reading

• “contra viento y marea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10