go through fire and water
Face any hardship
To go through fire and water is to endure extreme hardship or danger for a cause or person.
The phrase invokes elemental trials—flames and floods—as tests of devotion or determination: She would go through fire and water for her children.
Often shortened to through fire and water.
- sufferExperience pain or distress
- bearLarge furry omnivore
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- persevereContinue despite obstacles
- run the gauntletEndure attacks from all sides
baptism by fire · trial by fire · selflessness · tolerate · overcome · move heaven and earth · brave · devotion · fortitude · heroism · come hell or high water · face · defy · valor · ordeal · confront · trial · steadfastness
go through fire and waterphone it in
Perform with minimal effort
go through the motions · slack off · cut corners · take the easy way out · give up
go through fire and watergive up
Stop attempting something
throw in the towel · quit · surrender · capitulate · abandon
go through fire and waterturn one's back on
abandon · betray · desert · forsake · leave in the lurch
through, thorough, thoroughly, thoroughness, fireman, fireplace, waters, watered, watering