| 释义 |
put someone 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.See also: put, through, wringerput 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. See also: put, someone, through, wringer |