to go through the mill
11put somebody through the mill — go through the ˈmill | put sb through the ˈmill idiom to have or make sb have a difficult time • They really put me through the mill in my interview. Main entry: ↑millidiom …
12put someone 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 …
13put you through the mill — test your endurance or will, give you a hard time, run the gauntlet On the first day, the workers will put you through the mill. They want to know if you are strong …
14go 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… …
15go 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 …
16put 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 …
17go (or put someone) through the mill — undergo (or cause someone to undergo) an unpleasant experience. → mill …
18go through the mill — ► go (or put) through the mill undergo (or cause to undergo) an unpleasant experience. Main Entry: ↑mill …
19put through the mill — ► go (or put) through the mill undergo (or cause to undergo) an unpleasant experience. Main Entry: ↑mill …
20put through the mill — To undergo or subject to probationary hardships, suffering or experience, or severe handling ● mill …