- put through hell
- put (someone) through hell
to make someone suffer.
He didn't understand the people he worked with or care whether he put us through hell.
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put through hell
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put through — verb 1. pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue (Freq. 2) Did he go through with the treatment? He implemented a new economic plan She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal • Syn: ↑follow through, ↑follow up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
put someone through hell — put (someone) through hell to make someone suffer. He didn t understand the people he worked with or care whether he put us through hell … New idioms dictionary
put through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms put through : present tense I/you/we/they put through he/she/it puts through present participle putting through past tense put through past participle put through 1) put someone through something to make… … English dictionary
put through — 1) PHRASAL VERB When someone puts through someone who is making a telephone call, they make the connection that allows the telephone call to take place. [V n P] The operator will put you through... [V n P] He asked to be put through to Charley… … English dictionary
put — [ put ] (past tense and past participle put) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 move something to position ▸ 2 cause to be in situation ▸ 3 write/print something ▸ 4 make someone go to place ▸ 5 give position on list ▸ 6 build/place somewhere ▸ 7 express in … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
through the mill — {adv. phr.} 1. Experienced. * /You could tell immediately that the new employee had been through the mill./ 2. Through real experience of the difficulties of a certain way of life. * /Poor Jerry has had three operations in one year, and now he s… … Dictionary of American idioms
through the mill — {adv. phr.} 1. Experienced. * /You could tell immediately that the new employee had been through the mill./ 2. Through real experience of the difficulties of a certain way of life. * /Poor Jerry has had three operations in one year, and now he s… … Dictionary of American idioms
through — [ θru ] function word *** Through can be used in the following ways: as a preposition (followed by a noun): They were riding through a forest. as an adverb (without a following noun): There s a hole in the roof where the rain comes through. as an … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hell — hell1 [ hel ] noun uncount *** 1. ) Hell in some religions, the place where bad people are sent to suffer for ever when they die. The place where good people go is called Heaven. 2. ) a situation that is extremely unpleasant: It s been hell… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hell — [[t]he̱l[/t]] ♦♦♦ hells 1) N PROPER; N COUNT In some religions, hell is the place where the Devil lives, and where wicked people are sent to be punished when they die. Hell is usually imagined as being under the ground and full of flames. 2) N… … English dictionary
