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go through fire and water

go through fire and water verb: to undertake any amount of trouble or risk to achieve some end.

Verb

go through fire and water (third-person singular simple present goes through fire and water, present participle going through fire and water, simple past went through fire and water, past participle gone through fire and water)

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

Forms of go through fire and water

third-person singular presentgoes through fire and water
present participlegoing through fire and water
pastwent through fire and water
past participlegone through fire and water

Origin of go through fire and water

Referring to ancient ordeals. Presumably Psalms 66:12.

Questions about go through fire and water

What does go through fire and water mean?
Go through fire and water means to undertake any amount of trouble or risk to achieve some end.
What part of speech is go through fire and water?
Go through fire and water is a verb.
What is the past tense of go through fire and water?
The past tense of go through fire and water is went through fire and water.

Words near go through fire and water in the dictionary

  1. go the whole hog
  2. go the whole pile
  3. go their separate ways
  4. go there
  5. go through
  6. go through fire and water
  7. go through great lengths
  8. go through hell
  9. go through hoops
  10. go through the attitudes
  11. go through the gears

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