put through the wringer
verbDefinitions
To interrogate or scrutinize closely
To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.
- They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.
- Psychiatrists say that for many people who have been put through the wringer over the past decade, the climate extremes are one crisis too many.
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for put through the wringer. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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