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Meaning of go through the mill | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

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
To go through bankruptcy.
UK, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Suomi kärsiä

Français en voir de toutes les couleurs être mis à rude épreuve

Русский пройти́ ого́нь и во́ду пройти́ ого́нь, во́ду и ме́дные тру́бы

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.

See also

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