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gone through fire and water

gone through fire and water is the past participle 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 gone through fire and water

What is gone through fire and water the past participle of?
Gone through fire and water is the past participle of go through fire and water.

Words near gone through fire and water in the dictionary

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

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