going through the mill

A form of go through the mill — To experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of go through the mill
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going through the mill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20through%20the%20mill

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“going through the mill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20through%20the%20mill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “going through the mill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/going%20through%20the%20mill.

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