Complete Definition of "put through the wringer"

English

Verb
put through the wringer
#idiom To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.
#:They really put each candidate through the wringer before choosing one to hire.

Alternative forms
run through the wringer

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