Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

through the mill

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: through the mill
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Through a period of bad treatment or an ordeal.

Example Sentences

"My father found me a nuisance, and put me through the mill, and I can never forget it particularly the evenings."
"‘He’s been through the mill, this one,’ she said."
"put through the mill"

Questions

What does through the mill mean?: Through a period of bad treatment or an ordeal.

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