at all costs in German can be: um jeden Preis (adverbial phrase) or koste es, was es wolle (idiom).
- at all costs, at any cost
- unbedingt, koste es, was es wolle
- auf jeden Fall, ohne Rücksicht auf Verluste oder Kosten
Example:
- Er wollte um jeden Preis gewinnen.
- Wir müssen den Frieden um jeden Preis bewahren.
- Sie wollte um jeden Preis pünktlich sein.
- at any cost, come hell or high water
- um jeden Preis
- egal welche Schwierigkeiten oder Kosten entstehen
Example:
- Er wollte sein Ziel erreichen, koste es, was es wolle.
- Sie wird die Wahrheit herausfinden, koste es, was es wolle.
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