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put through the mangle en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of put through the wringer.
    • A big beast of the men's field was put through the mangle then dumped out of Wimbledon as Rafael Nadal fell at around 10.06pm to Lukas Rosol, a Czech debutant who will never forget this Thursday evening in south-west London. 2012 June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, in the Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
put through the mangle Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
put through the mangle Tense=Past lexicographic
puts through the mangle Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
putting through the mangle Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

put through the wringer