Collocations for ordeal - noun
ADJ.
long | dreadful, terrible, terrifying
VERB + ORDEAL
endure, face, go through, suffer, undergo | subject sb to
She was subjected to a terrible six-day ordeal.
She was subjected to a terrible six-day ordeal.
survive | recover from | be spared
PREP.
~ by
(often humorous) This is the fourth time the prime minister has faced ordeal by egg (= had eggs thrown at him).
(often humorous) This is the fourth time the prime minister has faced ordeal by egg (= had eggs thrown at him).
~ of
They were spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court.
They were spared the ordeal of giving evidence in court.
PHRASES
an ordeal at the hands of sb
their 20-hour ordeal at the hands of a gunman
their 20-hour ordeal at the hands of a gunman