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go through the mill

to experience a very difficult or unpleasant period in your life. She really went through the mill with that son of hers.

See also: through

(all) grist to the mill (British, American & Australian, American)

something that you can use in order to help you to succeed. As an actor, all experience is grist to the mill.

put someone through the mill

to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them. They really put me through the mill in my interview.

See also: through

run-of-the-mill

ordinary. It's just a run-of-the-mill war film.