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put through the wringer
alt. (context idiomatic English) To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal. vb. (context idiomatic English) To interrogate or scrutinize closely; to subject to some trial or ordeal.
Usage examples of "put through the wringer".
The very fabric of reality was being put through the wringer in there.
The very fabric of time and space is about to be put through the wringer.
Oh, I can't tell you how sorry I am that you're being put through the wringer of this awful legal system.