be strengthened by adversity

be strengthened by adversity

Real gold and fire, idiom, as object and attribute, means that real gold is not afraid of burning in the fire. The metaphor remains the same. It comes from Xu Wei's four sound ape female Mulan joining the army for her father in the Ming Dynasty: "if you don't reward yourself for real gold and fire, you are as handsome as a red lotus in muddy water."

Idiom explanation

Real gold is not afraid to burn in the fire. The metaphor remains the same.

The origin of Idioms

Xu Wei of Ming Dynasty wrote "four sound ape female Mulan joins the army for her father": "if you don't reward yourself for real gold, you will be as handsome as a red lotus in muddy water."

Discrimination of words

Related idioms: a real criminal with a real heart

Idiom usage

Usage: used as object and attribute; used in figurative sentences