go through fire and water
Example Sentences
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For example, I asked him that when Pamina and Tamino go through fire and water there should be real danger; in most productions, it feels like a symbolic, pleasant walk.
From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2012
At week's end, with Mrs. Bernstein heartily protesting "I'd go through fire and water for that boy!"
From Time Magazine Archive
Among those who looked upon Rochford as a hero was Tim Flanagan, who regarded his fellow-countryman with unbounded admiration, and declared himself ready to go through fire and water to serve him.
From In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting by Davis, John Steeple
You will go through fire and water for your beloved's sake; your parched lips will call his name, your frail hands cling to him in the shadow of death.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
He wanted her, and he would go through fire and water to make her his wife.
From The Rustle of Silk by Hamilton, Cosmo
