put (one) through the mangle
put (one) through the mangle
To 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 mangle this year. I don't think Jake is a great fit for the military. His superiors are constantly putting him through the mangle for his disobedience.
See also: mangle, put, through
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- get a taste of (one's) own medicine
- drive (one) out of office
- force (one) out of office
- force out of office
- give (one) (one's) head
- give head
- give somebody their head
- give someone their head
- a dose of (one's) own medicine
- dose