wringer

Related to wringer: Clothes wringer, hand wringer

be put through the wringer

To be subjected to some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; to undergo an unpleasant experience. Between my mother's bout with cancer, Jenny losing her job, and the bank threatening to foreclose on the house, our family has really been put through the wringer this year. Jake wasn't a great fit for the military, and he was constantly being put through the wringer for disobedience.

See also: put, through, wringer

get (one's) tits in a wringer

rude slang To become angry or upset. Look, don't get your tits in a wringer—I barely bumped your car.

go through the wringer

To be subjected to some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; to undergo an unpleasant experience. Between my mother's bout with cancer, Jenny losing her job, and the bank threatening to foreclose on the house, our family has really gone through the wringer this year. I really had to go through the wringer with that disciplinary hearing.

put (one) through the wringer

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 wringer this year.

See also: put, through, wringer

put through

To initiate something that succeeds in being accepted, implemented, or completed. A noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "through." In my time as senator, I put through a number of legislative measures that helped curb gun violence.

See also: put, through

through the wringer

Through some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; through an unpleasant experience. Between my mother's bout with cancer, Jenny losing her job, and the bank threatening to foreclose on the house, our family has really been put through the wringer this year. Jake wasn't a great fit for the military, and he was constantly being put through the wringer for disobedience.

put someone or something through (to someone)

to put someone's telephone call through to someone. Will you please put me through to the international operator? Please put my call through.

See also: put, through

put someone through something

to cause someone to have to endure something. The doctor said he hated to put me through all these tests, but that it was medically necessary.

See also: put, through

put someone through the wringer

Fig. 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.

See also: put, through, wringer

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

put through

1. Bring to a successful conclusion, as in We put through a number of new laws. [Mid-1800s]

2. Make a telephone connection, as in Please put me through to the doctor. [Late 1800s]

3. Cause to undergo, especially something difficult or troublesome, as in He put me through a lot during this last year. The related expression, put someone through the wringer, means "to give someone a hard time," as in The lawyer put the witness through the wringer. The wringer alluded to is the old-fashioned clothes wringer, in which clothes are pressed between two rollers to extract moisture. [First half of 1900s]

See also: put, through

wringer

see under put through (the wringer).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

go through the wringer

INFORMAL

If you go through the wringer, you experience a very difficult period or situation which makes you ill or unhappy. The last couple of years have been hard for her — she freely admits she has `been through the wringer' in her personal life. Note: You can also say that you are put through the wringer. He was put through the wringer by the tabloids who seemed, for no good reason, to hate him.

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.

See also: put, someone, through, wringer

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

go/put somebody through the ˈwringer

(informal) have, or make somebody have, a difficult or unpleasant experience, or a series of them: He’s been through the wringer lately, what with his divorce, and then losing his job. Those interviewers really put me through the wringer!

In the past, a wringer was a device that squeezed the water out of clothes that had been washed.

See also: go, put, somebody, through, wringer

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

put through

1. To cause something to pass from one side of a boundary, threshold, or opening to the other: I put the thread through the eye of the needle.

2. To bring something to completion: They put the project through on time.

3. To cause someone or something to complete a process, especially a process of approval: Congress has recently put through a number of new laws. I had to work two jobs to put my child through college.

4. To cause someone or something to undergo or experience something unpleasant or difficult: They put me through a lot of trouble. We put all our products through a series of tests.

5. To connect some telephone call or caller: Can you put the call through to my office? The operator put me through on the office line.

See also: put, through

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.

put (someone) through the wringer

Slang

To subject to a severe trial or ordeal.

See also: put, through, wringer

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

through the mill, to go/to be put

To undergo hardship or rough treatment. The analogy here is to being ground down like grain. The figurative use of the term dates from the nineteenth century. “We’ve all passed through that mill,” wrote Rolf Bolderwood (A Colonial Reformer, 1890). A newer synonymous phrase, dating from the mid-1900s, is to put someone through the wringer, alluding to a wringer that squeezes moisture out of something. For example, “When they suspect child abuse, the police really put parents through the wringer.”

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释义	wringer Related to wringer: Clothes wringer, hand wringer be put through the wringer To be subjected to some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; to undergo an unpleasant experience. Between my mother's bout with cancer, Jenny losing her job, and the bank threatening to foreclose on the house, our family has really been put through the wringer this year. Jake wasn't a great fit for the military, and he was constantly being put through the wringer for disobedience. See also: put, through, wringer get (one's) tits in a wringer rude slang To become angry or upset. Look, don't get your tits in a wringer—I barely bumped your car. See also: get, tit, wringer go through the wringer To be subjected to some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; to undergo an unpleasant experience. Between my mother's bout with cancer, Jenny losing her job, and the bank threatening to foreclose on the house, our family has really gone through the wringer this year. I really had to go through the wringer with that disciplinary hearing. See also: go, through, wringer put (one) through the wringer 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 wringer this year. See also: put, through, wringer put through To initiate something that succeeds in being accepted, implemented, or completed. A noun or pronoun can be used between "put" and "through." In my time as senator, I put through a number of legislative measures that helped curb gun violence. See also: put, through through the wringer Through some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; through an unpleasant experience. Between my mother's bout with cancer, Jenny losing her job, and the bank threatening to foreclose on the house, our family has really been put through the wringer this year. Jake wasn't a great fit for the military, and he was constantly being put through the wringer for disobedience. See also: through, wringer Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. put someone or something through (to someone) to put someone's telephone call through to someone. Will you please put me through to the international operator? Please put my call through. See also: put, through put someone through something to cause someone to have to endure something. The doctor said he hated to put me through all these tests, but that it was medically necessary. See also: put, through put someone through the wringer Fig. 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. See also: put, through, wringer McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. put through 1. Bring to a successful conclusion, as in We put through a number of new laws. [Mid-1800s] 2. Make a telephone connection, as in Please put me through to the doctor. [Late 1800s] 3. Cause to undergo, especially something difficult or troublesome, as in He put me through a lot during this last year. The related expression, put someone through the wringer, means "to give someone a hard time," as in The lawyer put the witness through the wringer. The wringer alluded to is the old-fashioned clothes wringer, in which clothes are pressed between two rollers to extract moisture. [First half of 1900s] See also: put, through wringer see under put through (the wringer). The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. go through the wringer INFORMAL If you go through the wringer, you experience a very difficult period or situation which makes you ill or unhappy. The last couple of years have been hard for her — she freely admits she has `been through the wringer' in her personal life. Note: You can also say that you are put through the wringer. He was put through the wringer by the tabloids who seemed, for no good reason, to hate him. See also: go, through, wringer Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. 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. See also: put, someone, through, wringer Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary go/put somebody through the ˈwringer (informal) have, or make somebody have, a difficult or unpleasant experience, or a series of them: He’s been through the wringer lately, what with his divorce, and then losing his job. Those interviewers really put me through the wringer! In the past, a wringer was a device that squeezed the water out of clothes that had been washed. See also: go, put, somebody, through, wringer Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary put through v. 1. To cause something to pass from one side of a boundary, threshold, or opening to the other: I put the thread through the eye of the needle. 2. To bring something to completion: They put the project through on time. 3. To cause someone or something to complete a process, especially a process of approval: Congress has recently put through a number of new laws. I had to work two jobs to put my child through college. 4. To cause someone or something to undergo or experience something unpleasant or difficult: They put me through a lot of trouble. We put all our products through a series of tests. 5. To connect some telephone call or caller: Can you put the call through to my office? The operator put me through on the office line. See also: put, through The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. put (someone) through the wringer Slang To subject to a severe trial or ordeal. See also: put, through, wringer American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. through the mill, to go/to be put To undergo hardship or rough treatment. The analogy here is to being ground down like grain. The figurative use of the term dates from the nineteenth century. “We’ve all passed through that mill,” wrote Rolf Bolderwood (A Colonial Reformer, 1890). A newer synonymous phrase, dating from the mid-1900s, is to put someone through the wringer, alluding to a wringer that squeezes moisture out of something. For example, “When they suspect child abuse, the police really put parents through the wringer.” See also: go, put, through The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be put through the hoop be put through the mangle be put through the wringer go through the wringer go/put somebody through the wringer mangle be a fate worse than death come to a bad end come to a bad/sticky end get a taste of (one's) own medicine References in periodicals archive It's a wringer recent gay World pinup Chris almost missed, Murray notes, as the Chicago season nearly went into production with no gay man in the cast. The Real World goes straight: after the breakthroughs of Danny, Chris, and Aneesa, MTV's hit series came up empty for gay cast members this fall--although hunky bartender Steven is gay-adjacent. (fall TV preview) But the performances are strong throughout, with Nitin Ganatra and Leo Wringer outstanding in the central, mirror-like conflict of Kabir and Michael. Culture: Review: From adversity comes strength As leaders of an excellent institution of higher education, the interviewers did their very best to put me through the interview wringer. Public speaking maxim no. 101: the corpse is more comfortable than the eulogizer at a funeral. (Essay) After candidates pass through the wringer, are their blemishes and strengths more cogently revealed for a better hiring decision? Job interview myths It's not worth much time getting one's tits in a wringer over a perhaps controversial art exhibit. Serious flap? The diagonal shaft wringer operates with 700 g's of force extracting up to 98 percent of cutting fluids. Metal chip processing. (Product Spotlight) It's tough enough to get good returns without forcing every investment decision through the social-criteria wringer, you reason. Profit from your principles Wearing his old, burn-scarred asbestos coat, he hand-cranked a wringer from an ancient washing machine, his homemade device for adding magnesium wire to molten iron." CANMET: Canada's metals treasury Sick people are being put through the wringer by a Government which knows the price of everything and the value of nothing. Scandal of surgery cut; VOICE OF THE University of Perpetual Help went through the wringer, surviving a desperate College of St. Lady Altas return to Final Four, oust Lady Blazers was the square aluminum Maytag with its revolutionary vaned agitator and powered wringer. Remembering the time when 'wash day' & Maytag were synonymous These had copper built into a brick housing with a fire grate underneath and a chimney flue, also a tub a maid and a wringer. Each house had its own washday. Memories of back house life in Balsall Heath This wilfully unpleasant midnight special further demonstrates its helmer's machete-sharp sense of craft, and puts an interestingly matched ensemble gleefully through the wringer, though characterization and emotional investment are in short supply, while crucial tension is permitted to dissipate in an anticlimactic final third. Green Room Other favorites also advanced but not after going through the wringer just like the cases of Canadian Johh Mora who rallied from an 8-5deficit to beat Jundel Mazon, 9-8, and veteran Warren Kiamco, who edged out Raymart Comomt by the same score. Orcollo survives big scare England boss Roy Hodgson was put through the wringer at Wembley last night as his Three Lions toiled to break down a Slovenia side that offered little in attack. From fears to tears to cheers
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