Put (someone) through the mangle idiom
If someone or something puts you through the mangle, they make or push you to go through a difficult, arduous or demaning trial or experience.
Stop putting me through the mangle with your unreasonable demands! I cannot put up with them any longer. I quit!
The daughter's rebellion has really put her parents through the mangle.
Sometimes I feel like being put through the mangle even though I am working in the company that I have always dreamed about.
Come out of a difficult situation without a stain on one's character
To quickly do an unpleasant or difficult task in order to avoid a prolonged painful episode
Used to say that life includes not only happiness but also toughness too.
1. On or in a calm or undisturbed waterbody
2. Facing no or very few obstacles or difficulties
Something is so complicated to the point it overshadows something else which is often considered to be difficult.
a long time ago
Even though I travelled to Vietnam many moons ago, until now I cannot forget the taste of 'Banh mi'.