| prop.&figur. |
baptism by fire; baptism of fire; baptism under fire (slitely_mad); fire baptism; baptism of fire (first battle engagement: Canadian soldiers received their baptism of fire in one of the most terrible battles of World war 1. • Under-20 men's handball team received a baptism of fire in their first outing on the international stage.); baptism by fire (first battle engagement: the majority of the 6th and 7th Florida's soldiers underwent their baptism by fire on the outskirts of Knoxville. • In particular, he received a baptism by fire in the hazards of business partnerships.) |
