It means to go through a hard experience, be defeated, or humiliated in a very bad way, and yet face it with bravery, not break, and rise again stronger than before.
Jerry has been put through a very hard time with his first writings. They have been criticised, banned from many places, declared a complete waste of time and money.
Nevertheless, Jerry did not surrender and kept on his work. He reanalyzed his mistakes, fixed them, and his next book became a bestseller.

What Jerry has been put through is what I would call: Eat shit and feel good.
by Urban_Fellow July 6, 2006
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