through the mill

Example Sentences

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You are both relatively young and, while you’ve been through the mill with your health, your wife likely wants to work a few more years for reasons that go beyond mere finances.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

It was a nice 6-1 - you can expect to come here and have a 6-4 or 6-5 and go through the mill a little bit, but none of that at all.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

“I hope the finding brings some comfort to them because they’ve all been through the mill and back,” she added.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Since then, McLaren have been through the mill.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2021

“He’s been through the mill, this one,” she said.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling