How to pronounce “go through the mill”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• (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.
• (UK, slang, obsolete) To go through bankruptcy.

Practice Nearby Words

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