put through the wringer

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put someone through the wringer

Fig. to give someone a difficult time; to interrogate someone thoroughly. (Alludes to putting something through an old-fashioned clothes wringer.) The lawyer really put the witness through the wringer! The teacher put the students through the wringer.

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Stabbed Jan was certainly put through the wringer in Holby - she had a hysterectomy, emergency surgery after her husband beat her up, an affair with a priest and stood trial for helping her terminally-ill second husband die on their honeymoon. 'I'm enjoying a quieter life' the big interview by Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) West Ham boss Gianfranco Zola was also put through the wringer during 90 cracking minutes that showed just why Wenger said in the build-up to the game that the amiable Italian will soon lose his Mr Nice Guy image. SLIP, SLIP HOORAY! WEST HAM 2ARSENAL2 KEEPER ON THE SPOT AS WENGER'S ... by The Mirror (London, England) I could accept my marksmanship was a tad wayward but I wasn't prepared for my whole character to be put through the wringer. Daily walk on a tightrope; BehindTHE BADGE by Birmingham Mail (England)			put the fear of God in put the fear of God into put the feed bag on put the finger on Put the flags out! put the frighteners on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the knife in put the lid on put the make on put the mockers on put the pedal to the metal put the record straight put the roses in cheeks put the screws on put the seal on put the skids on put the skids under put the squeeze on put thinking cap on put through put through hell put through paces put through the mill put through the wringer put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to rest put to shame put to sleep put to the test put to use put together put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under the microscope put up a brave front put up a fight put up a front put up against put up dukes put up or shut up Put up or shut up! put upon by put wear on			put their heads together put their heads together put thinking cap on put through put through put through put through put through put through a deal put through hell Put Through Hole put through its paces put through its paces put through its paces put through its paces put through its paces put through paces put through paces put through paces put through paces put through paces put through the hoop put through the hoops put through the hoops put through the mangle put through the mill put through the mill put through the mill put through the mill put through the mill put through the wringer put to put to put to put to put to a wrong use put to advantage put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to death put to death put to death put to death put to death according to law put to flight put to flight put to flight put to inconvenience put to it put to it put to it put to it put to press put to rest put to rest

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