| 词汇 | put me through the wringer |
| 释义 | (redirected from put me through the wringer)put (one) through the wringerTo subject one to some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; to force one to undergo an unpleasant experience. My mother's recent bout with cancer has really put us through the wringer this year. put someone through the wringerFig. to give someone a difficult time; to interrogate someone thoroughly. (Alludes to putting something through an old-fashioned clothes wringer.) The lawyer really put the witness through the wringer! The teacher put the students through the wringer. put someone through the wringer (or the mangle)subject someone to a very stressful experience, especially a severe interrogation. informal 1984 Louise Erdrich Love Medicine I saw that he had gone through the wringer. He was red-eyed, gaunt, and he was drunk. put (someone) through the wringerSlang To subject to a severe trial or ordeal. |
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