put through the wringer

Idioms and Phrases

see put through , def. 3.

Example Sentences

Donnie Wahlberg shared in the documentary that in the beginning stages of New Kids on The Block the members were put through the wringer.

From Salon

To say Reilly's character has been put through the wringer would be an understatement.

From BBC

We're all suffering from pandemic fatigue after being put through the wringer over the past four years.

From Salon

On the topic of Riley, Not since a pre-teen Linda Blair has a young actor been put through the wringer of possession as Joe Bird as Riley is here.

From Salon

In Amazon’s Packaging Innovation Lab — a 10,000-square-foot facility in a complex of Amazon buildings in Sumner — packages are put through the wringer.

From Seattle Times

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