Baptism of fire

Her first week as manager was a real **baptism of fire**.

Idiom Leadership

Meaning

A person’s first difficult experience in a new job or role.

Her first week as manager was a real baptism of fire.

combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air

To use something to its full potential.

to bear the burden of an important duty or obligation

Someone who is too interested in other people's business.

To change the way past events are interpreted or remembered.

generally speaking; on the whole

a way of asking what someone is thinking.