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go through fire and water en · VERB

Etymology

Referring to ancient ordeals. Presumably Psalms 66:12.

Meanings

  1. (dated) To undertake any amount of trouble or risk to achieve some end.

Forms

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gone through fire and water Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
going through fire and water Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
went through fire and water Tense=Past lexicographic
goes through fire and water Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

go through hell · go to hell and back

Translations (3)

fi mennä läpi harmaan kiven (Translations) · pl skoczyć w ogień (Translations) · he בָּא בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם (Translations)