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going through fire and water

going through fire and water is the present participle and gerund 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 going through fire and water

What is going through fire and water the present participle and gerund of?
Going through fire and water is the present participle and gerund of go through fire and water.

Words near going through fire and water in the dictionary

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

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