wringer

1. One who wrings.

2. One who wrings.

   One who uses a wringer (machine).

3. A device for drying laundry consisting of two rollers between which the wet laundry is squeezed (or wrung).

   a clothes dryer consisting of two rollers between which the wet clothes are squeezed

4. (figuratively)Something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion; an ordeal.

1. He made me go through the wringer.

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2. They always put us through the wringer, don't they?

   deWir werden immer in die Mangel genommen, oder?

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3. I feel sorry for his mom; he really puts her through the wringer.

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4. I've been through the wringer.

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5. At his final exam, Bob was really put through the wringer; the test covered everything that was in the course.

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