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goes through fire and water

goes through fire and water is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go through fire and water.

Meaning of go through fire and water

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.

Questions about goes through fire and water

What is goes through fire and water the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes through fire and water is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go through fire and water.

Words near goes through fire and water in the dictionary

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

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