put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces
idiom
: to test what someone or something can do
We brought home three different computers and put them through their paces.
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Photo : Bugatti The Bugatti Mistral being put through its paces.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
In the morning, Aira is in the rehearsal space on Great Jones Street, being put through her paces by Marla.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
The Pressroom and the adjacent Bar Mercury are expected to have a grand opening and ribbon cutting Thursday, though the staff was put through its paces with several private events held during GTC, Nvidia’s big tech conference, and over the weekend.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
The combination, makers say, is flexible and sturdy enough to resist leaks, tears, and cracks as the hose is put through its paces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
This paint, which acts as a temporary sensor, reveals how airflow interacts with the car as it’s put through its paces.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Two weeks ago, at IEEE's fourth annual Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT, a relatively small but well-focused event), one of the most interesting presentations concerned a novel vanadium reflow battery that is being put through its paces in a northwest European town.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2013
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 July 2025
In the morning, Aira is in the rehearsal space on Great Jones Street, being put through her paces by Marla.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 22 June 2025
The Pressroom and the adjacent Bar Mercury are expected to have a grand opening and ribbon cutting Thursday, though the staff was put through its paces with several private events held during GTC, Nvidia’s big tech conference, and over the weekend.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2025
The combination, makers say, is flexible and sturdy enough to resist leaks, tears, and cracks as the hose is put through its paces.
—Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2025
This paint, which acts as a temporary sensor, reveals how airflow interacts with the car as it’s put through its paces.
—Yara Elshebiny, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Two weeks ago, at IEEE's fourth annual Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference (ISGT, a relatively small but well-focused event), one of the most interesting presentations concerned a novel vanadium reflow battery that is being put through its paces in a northwest European town.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2013
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“Put (someone or something) through his/her/its paces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20through%20his%2Fher%2Fits%20paces. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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