put one through paces

put one through one's paces

and put something through its paces

Fig. to give someone or something a thorough test; to show what someone or something can do. I brought the young gymnast out and put her through her paces.

See also: one, pace, put, through

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

(someone or something) promises well
be/have done with somebody/something
be in line with (someone or something)
better of
begin with
begin with (someone or something)
bird has flown, the
beware of
beware of (someone or something)
be rough on (someone or something)

词组	put one through paces
释义	put one through paces put one through one's paces and put something through its paces Fig. to give someone or something a thorough test; to show what someone or something can do. I brought the young gymnast out and put her through her paces. See also: one, pace, put, through McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: (someone or something) promises well be/have done with somebody/something be in line with (someone or something) better of begin with begin with (someone or something) bird has flown, the beware of beware of (someone or something) be rough on (someone or something)
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