Willing to crawl over hot coals barefoot

This one comes from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis:

“If people see that you’re willing to fight for them, if they see that you’re willing to take arrows for them, they will come out and support you,” DeSantis said in a recent speech to the conservative American Legislative Exchange Council conference. “They will be willing to crawl over hot coals barefoot to be able to support you.”

 https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/07/30/desantis-trump-florida-gop-primary/

This is a congruent conflation of “walking over hot coals” and “crawling over broken glass”, both meaning to endure a painful experience in order to support or achieve something. I suppose Ron really expects a lot of pain from his supporters. A shout out to Tom Justice for spotting this one and sending it in!



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