put through the wringer en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.
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.
2023 September 16, Jason Horowitz, “How Do We Feel About Global Warming? It’s Called Eco-Anxiety.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putting through the wringer | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put through the wringer | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| put through the wringer | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| puts through the wringer | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
run through the wringer (subject to trial or ordeal) · put through the mangle (subject to trial or ordeal)
Translations (3)
fi vetää mankelin läpi (to subject to trial or ordeal) · pl wypytać (to subject to trial or ordeal) · pl wypytywać (to subject to trial or ordeal)