To go through fire and water
Figuratively: endured great suffering; suffered from various troubles.
("You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us to a place of abundance." - Psalms 66:12)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּא בָּאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: עָבַר סֵבֶל גָּדוֹל. סָבַל מִצָּרוֹת שׁוֹנוֹת.
("הִרְכַּבְתָּ אֱנוֹשׁ לְרֹאשֵׁנוּ בָּאנוּ בָאֵשׁ וּבַמַּיִם וַתּוֹצִיאֵנוּ לָרְוָיָה"- תְּהִלִּים סו יב)