put someone/something to the test

put someone/something to the test
find out how useful, strong, or effective someone or something is

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • 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 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 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 someone 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 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 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 someone out of their misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

  • put someone out of its misery — put (someone/something) out of (their/its) misery 1. to kill an animal or person because they are in extreme pain. The horse s leg was badly broken, and the kindest thing was to put it out of its misery. Badly wounded himself, he put a gun in his …   New idioms dictionary

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