Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A test in which a person is exposed to flames in order to assess his/her truthfulness, commitment, courage, etc.
- n. A situation in which a soldier or other combatant faces the discharge of opposing weapons, as a test of his or her fortitude.
- n. idiomatic, by extension Any ordeal which tests one's strength, endurance, or resolve.
Examples
“But in the year 1937, at the time the first pro - duction Hurricane, serial L.1547, with the first Merlin II engine was transported to Brooklands and had its initial flight, the successors to this air - plane which in its trial by fire was to save the free world was already on the drawing boards.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘trial by fire’.
-
fire place
place to place 'fire' words
fire eater, field of fire, campfire, backfire, cannon fire, cease-fire, crown fire, center-fire, direct fire, fire pit, cookfire, fire tongs and 111 more...
-
Fire when ready
Words and phrases containing fire.
fire ant, crossfire, fire and brimstone, spitfire, firepower, fireflower, firetower, firetrap, brushfire, fireworks, fire storm, fight fire with fire and 84 more...
-
A Mint of Phrases in My Brain
Phrases/figures of speech I've always liked, and new ones that have caught my eye.
niche worrying, hilarious misunde..., above the fold, flying spaghetti ..., colossal gall, festering gob, unmitigated gall, smacked ass, endoplasmic retic..., nunya, dad joke, relentless hordes and 200 more...
-
persnickety parlance
behoove, ebullient, insouciant, insipient, froth, quandary, quixotic, tendril, maktub, furrow, furl, anastrophe and 1076 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for trial by fire.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.