put through the paces

putting through the paces

Definition

Definition of put through the paces - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

testing

test skills or abilities by making do tasks

The coach put the new players through the paces.
The interviewer put the candidate through the paces with tough questions.
The new software was put through the paces before launch.

put to the test

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Expressions with put

put down

place an object on a surface

She put down the book on the table.

put on

wear clothing or accessories

She put on her favorite dress.

put in

place something inside another object

She put in the keys into her bag.

put out

extinguish a fire or light

He rushed to put out the fire in the kitchen..

put it on

dress yourself or someone with an item

She told him to put it on before going outside.

put it in one's pocket

place an object inside a pocket

He put it in his pocket and walked away.

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French:mettre à l'épreuve, ...
German:auf die Probe stellen, ...
Italian:mettere alla prova, ...
Spanish:poner a prueba, ...
Portuguese:pôr à prova, ...
Chinese:让......接受考验, ...
Japanese:試す, ...
Arabic:اِختَبَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַעֲמִיד בְּמִבְחָן, ...
Russian:проверять, ...
Ukrainian:перевірити у справі, ...
Hindi:परखना, ...
Bengali:দক্ষতা যাচাই করা, ...
Catalan:posar a prova, ...
Czech:vyzkoušet, ...
Danish:sætte på prøve, ...
Dutch:iemand op de proef stellen, ...
Greek:δοκιμάζω, ...
Hungarian:próbára tenni, ...
Khmer:ហ្វឹកហាត់សាកល្បងសមត្ថភាព, ...
Korean:테스트하다, ...
Persian:آزمودن, ...
Polish:przetestować, ...
Portuguese (BR):colocar à prova, ...
Romanian:a pune la încercare, ...
Swedish:testa någon, ...
Thai:ทดสอบฝีมือ, ...
Turkish:sınavdan geçirmek, ...
Vietnamese:cho thử sức, ...

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