go through the mill en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (idiomatic) To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.
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(UK, obsolete, slang) To go through bankruptcy.
All know the high estimation debtors held the Act 1861, by the number who went "through the mill" at the close of 1869.
1877, The Accountant, volume 3, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gone through the mill | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| went through the mill | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| going through the mill | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goes through the mill | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
pl przejść twardą szkołe (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · ru пройти́ ого́нь и во́ду (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · ru пройти́ ого́нь, во́ду и ме́дные тру́бы (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · fr être mis à rude épreuve (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · pl przechodzić twardą szkołe (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · sh про̑ћи си̏то и решѐто (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · sh prȏći sȉto i rešèto (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · fr en voir de toutes les couleurs (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline) · fi kärsiä (to gain experience or maturity through suffering or discipline)