put (someone) through the mangle

To subject someone to some ordeal, difficulty, trial, or punishment; to force someone to undergo an unpleasant experience. My mother's recent bout with cancer has really put us through the mangle this year. I don't think Jake is a great fit for the military. His superiors are constantly putting him through the mangle for his disobedience.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Domen	-	Slovene
Yevgeniya	yev-GYE-nee-yah, eev-GYE-nee-yah	Russian
Mattheus	-	Biblical Latin
Vasco	BAHS-ko (Spanish), VASH-koo (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Olanrewaju	-	Western African, Yoruba
Mala	-	Indian, Hindi