put through the mill

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English

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Etymology

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From through the mill.

Verb

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put through the mill (third-person singular simple present puts through the mill, present participle putting through the mill, simple past and past participle put through the mill)

  1. (transitive, figuratively) to be abused or treated very harshly; to suffer intense anguish, stress, or grief.

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