trial by fire

But it will be a trial by fire for three of his players.

There were no real trials by fire in her life.

She has also learned the principles of running a business through trial by fire.

"I don't care when it had to happen, but I've been talking all year about how we needed a trial by fire," he said.

"It looks like my new partner's going to have a trial by fire."

Such public trials by fire are not for the faint of heart.

The missions become a trial by fire for the two new agents.

Some people said the party could come out stronger, having confronted trial by fire.

He would put me to the trial by fire.

Since when did a noisy, crowded party become a trial by fire.

Trial by fire didn't do any good if nobody got scorched.

She knew she was about to face a trial by fire.

The rest of 2003 seemed to be a veritable trial by fire.

I'm convinced to this day that he wasn't really sick but wanted a trial by fire for me.

"It was a real trial by fire for me", said Joseph.

It was a trial by fire, and I honed my people skills.

"My goodness, I guess they wanted to give you a trial by fire.

The reel had given his new lungs their first real trial by fire.

Nangi saw that this was to be a trial by fire.

That hasn't worked, so now it appears we're going to try trial by fire."

Let us put him and his doctrines to the trial by fire."

The technology then spreads to small businesses and, after trial by fire, to larger corporations.

Trial by fire is not unusual for transit agency chiefs.

"This holy war has always been a trial by fire," Quentin said.

Trial by fire, before an announced crowd of 43,505.