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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Have been through the well
We have some match winners in the side, who clicked when it mattered. The bowlers have been through the mill in India, so credit to them for the way they bowled. We could have been a lot tighter in the middle overs but its great to win. The younger lot have learnt a lot so its a big plus. Chasing the total was just about assessing the condition and building steady partnerships, so glad that Mahela did it for us. The crowd was fantastic. I would like to thank the selection committee for keeping faith in the boys.
Could you please explain to me what "through the mill" means in this context?
From a dictionary, "to put somebody through the mill" means "to cause somebody to experience a bad situation".
But here Sri Lanka captain, who have won the match because of the splendid performance from their bowlers, I wonder why he is saying his bowlers were put through the mill when they really performed well.
Could you please explain to me what "through the mill" means in this context?
From a dictionary, "to put somebody through the mill" means "to cause somebody to experience a bad situation".
But here Sri Lanka captain, who have won the match because of the splendid performance from their bowlers, I wonder why he is saying his bowlers were put through the mill when they really performed well.
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It means that the bowlers had a tough and difficult time (more or less what the dictionary says), but they were ultimately successful. It's quite possible to have a difficult time and yet come out successful in the end.
- It means that the bowlers had a tough and difficult time (more or less what the dictionary says), but they were ultimately successful.
- It's quite possible to have a difficult time and yet come out successful in the end.
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It means that the bowlers had a tough and difficult time (more or less what the dictionary says), but they were ultimately successful. It's quite possible to have a difficult time and yet come out successful in the end.
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Mr WordyIt means that the bowlers had a tough and difficult time (more or less what the dictionary says), but they were ultimately successful.
Sorry, glancing at this explanation again, I see it may be confusing. The phrase "been through the mill" means that they had a tough and difficult time. It does not in itself mean that they were successful in the
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In my experience, to have been through the mill is to have had a full course of "on the job training," figuratively speaking.
If we look at a mill as a machine which takes rough material and turns it into finished product, the emphasis is on the completeness of the conversion. Not to say that the process might not have been difficult.
You can be "dragged through a knothole" a
If we look at a mill as a machine which takes rough material and turns it into finished product, the emphasis is on the completeness of the conversion. Not to say that the process might not have been difficult.
You can be "dragged through a knothole" a
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