Idiom Breakdown

put through the wringer

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Definition

To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.

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In Context

"They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire."
"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."

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Also Said As

run through the wringer
put through the mangle