put through the mangle

Meaning: (idiomatic)Synonym ofput through the wringer.2012June 28, Jamie Jackson, “Wimbledon 2012: Lukas Rosol shocked by miracle win over Rafael Nadal”, inthe Guardian‎[1]:A big beast of the men's field wasput through the manglethen dumped out of Wimbledon as Rafael Nadal fell at around 10.06pm to Lukas Rosol, a Czech debutant who will never forget this Thursday evening in south-west London.

Examples:

EN: "So Will has been put through the mangle,
HI: "मनु जलकर खाक हो गया,
HI: "दम घुट जाएगा ,
EN: Local government has really been put through the mangle.
TE: మైండ్ బ్లాక్ . . నిజంగా మైండ్ బ్లాక్ చేసింది .

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