put through the mill



put somebody through the mill

to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them They really put me through the mill in my interview.
See also: mill, put

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lysanne-Dutch
Valeska-German
VÍCtorBEEK-tor (Spanish)Spanish, Catalan
Meade[mi:d]
Jay[dʒei]
Carroll-Irish