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puts through the mill

puts through the mill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put through the mill.

Meaning of put through the mill

Verb

put through the mill (third-person singular simple present puts through the mill, present participle putting through the mill, simple past and past participle put through the mill)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) to be abused or treated very harshly; to suffer intense anguish, stress, or grief.

Questions about puts through the mill

What is puts through the mill the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts through the mill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put through the mill.

Words near puts through the mill in the dictionary

  1. puts the toothpaste back in the tube
  2. puts the wood in the hole
  3. puts the world to rights
  4. puts through
  5. puts through the mangle
  6. puts through the mill
  7. puts through the wringer
  8. puts to
  9. puts to bed
  10. puts to death
  11. puts to good account

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