- go through the mill
- to experience a very difficult or unpleasant period in your life.
She really went through the mill with that son of hers.
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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 the mill — chiefly Brit : through a very difficult experience They ve been (put) through the mill in the months since their father died. • • • Main Entry: ↑mill … Useful english dictionary
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 back in… … Словарь американских идиом
through the mill — used a lot, nearly worn out, put you through the mill These jeans have been through the mill. They re ragged … English idioms
through the mill — mod. abused; well worn. □ That was some convention. I’ve really been through the mill. □ I feel like I’ve gone through the mill. I’m pooped … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
through the mill — Subjected to a difficult experience. ► “Instead, they’re putting the analysts through the mill as third party witnesses. Their files no doubt contain many documents relevant to Castano’s issues, and tobacco executives who have spoken to them… … American business jargon
through the mill — experience a difficult situation He has really been through the mill after his divorce and loss of job … Idioms and examples
go through the mill — go through/put someone through/the mill phrase to experience a difficult or unpleasant period of time I hear Jim is really going through the mill with his divorce. The champions looked as if they were going to put their humble opponents through… … Useful english dictionary
go through the mill — If you go through the mill, you have a very unpleasant experience. If you put someone through the mill, you make them undergo an unpleasant experience … The small dictionary of idiomes
put through the mill — put (someone) through the mill to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them. They really put me through the mill in my interview … New idioms dictionary
