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put someone to the test — put (someone/something) to the test to find out how good someone or something is. Those icy roads certainly put my driving to the test. An explosion in the subway put police and firefighters to the test … New idioms dictionary
put sb to the test — put sb/sth to the test ► to find out or show how good someone or something is: »This new project will really put her to the test. Main Entry: ↑test … Financial and business terms
put sth to the test — put sb/sth to the test ► to find out or show how good someone or something is: »This new project will really put her to the test. Main Entry: ↑test … Financial and business terms
put someone through the mill — put (someone) through the mill to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to test them. They really put me through the mill in my interview … New idioms dictionary
put something to the test — put someone/something to the test phrase to find out how good or how effective someone or something is The project is designed to put your skills to the test. Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym Main entry: test * * * put sb/sth to… … Useful english dictionary
put something to the test — put (someone/something) to the test to find out how good someone or something is. Those icy roads certainly put my driving to the test. An explosion in the subway put police and firefighters to the test … New idioms dictionary
put someone or something to the test — put (someone or something) to the test : to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is The team has been playing well so far, but tomorrow s game will really put them to the … Useful english dictionary
put to the test — put (someone or something) to the test : to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is The team has been playing well so far, but tomorrow s game will really put them to the … Useful english dictionary
put sb/sth to the test — ► to find out or show how good someone or something is: »This new project will really put her to the test. Main Entry: ↑test … Financial and business terms
put to the test — verb To test something or someone; to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation. He got a new bicycle yesterday, so I expect that today he will want to take it out riding and put it to the test … Wiktionary
