go through fire and water
【字面理解】经受水火
【英文解析】to experience many difficulties or dangers in order to achieve something
【中文解析】赴汤蹈火;冒一切危险
【典型例句】① I would go through fire and water to find out the truth of the matter.我愿赴汤蹈火来查明这件事的真相。
② A woman would run through fire and water for such a kind heart.
—Merry Wives of Windsor, William Shakespeare
一个女人碰见这样好心肠的人,就是为他到火里水里 去也甘心。
——莎士比亚《温莎的风流娘儿们》
【注释】源自盎格鲁一萨克森时期的中世纪审判法(又称 ordeal [神裁法]),即将嫌疑犯的手浸在沸水中,手无 损,则定为无罪。