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Meaning of through the mill | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Through a period of bad treatment or an ordeal.

idiomatic, not-comparable

Examples

“My father found me a nuisance, and put me through the mill, and I can never forget it particularly the evenings.”
“‘He’s been through the mill, this one,’ she said.”
“put through the mill”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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