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RUN-OF-THE-MILL, THROUGH THE MILL.

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through the mill

[through the mill] {adv. phr.} 1. Experienced. * /You could tell immediately that the new employee had been through the mill./ 2. Through real experience of the difficulties of a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

run-of-the-mill

[run-of-the-mill] or [run-of-the-mine] {adj.} Of a common kind; ordinary; usual. * /Frank is a very good bowler, but Joe is just run-of-the-mill./ * /It was just a run-of-the-mine movie./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

mill around

[mill around] {v. phr.} To move impatiently in no particular direction. * /The crowd milled around, waiting for the arrival of the president./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

gin mill

[gin mill] {n.}, {slang} A bar where liquor is sold. * /Rush Street in Chicago is full of gin mills./ Syn.: [SPEAKEASY]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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