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Meaning of go through the mill | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

  1. To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.
    idiomatic
  2. To go through bankruptcy.
    UK, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Bosanski proći sito i rešeto проћи сито и решето
Suomi kärsiä
Français en voir de toutes les couleurs être mis à rude épreuve
Hrvatski proći sito i rešeto проћи сито и решето
Русский пройти́ ого́нь и во́ду пройти́ ого́нь, во́ду и ме́дные тру́бы
Српски proći sito i rešeto проћи сито и решето

Examples

“All know⟳ the high estimation debtors held the Act 1861, by the number⟳ who went "through the mill" at the close⟳ of 1869.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

go through the motions go through with go to go to bat go to bed go to bed with

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