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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Atayde is also keen to give credit to his female co-star, Montes, who was also put through her paces in both the shooting and the preparation.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
After being put through its paces at California’s Riverside track by the great Shelby test driver Ken Miles, now a household name after the blockbuster film Ford Vs Ferrari, the car first raced in April of 1965 in the USRRC 200 in Pensacola, Fla.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
Jesse Willis from Acworth, Georgia, took to TikTok to share footage of Roger, a pit bull, being put through his paces by Willis' dog, Chowder, who is a pit bull and Catahoula mix.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Shanghai Jiao Tong University The Nezha-SeaDart was recently put through its paces in a ten-day-long test in China's Thousand Islands Lake of Zhejiang Province.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2024
Ashley Tisdale is being put through her paces in her second pregnancy.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
Passengers are spotted grabbing the passenger-side grip handle as the car is put through its paces.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
One of them is a new mobile DC fast-charger from Lightning eMotors, which will be put through its paces June 19–23 charging EVs for staff and customers.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 8 June 2023
Ultimately Kyle and Zach found the smoker the team purchased, and it was put through its paces in a trial run in Zach’s Overland Park driveway in early May.
—Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
After being put through its paces at California’s Riverside track by the great Shelby test driver Ken Miles, now a household name after the blockbuster film Ford Vs Ferrari, the car first raced in April of 1965 in the USRRC 200 in Pensacola, Fla.
—Howard Walker, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2024
Jesse Willis from Acworth, Georgia, took to TikTok to share footage of Roger, a pit bull, being put through his paces by Willis' dog, Chowder, who is a pit bull and Catahoula mix.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Shanghai Jiao Tong University The Nezha-SeaDart was recently put through its paces in a ten-day-long test in China's Thousand Islands Lake of Zhejiang Province.
—New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2024
Ashley Tisdale is being put through her paces in her second pregnancy.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
Passengers are spotted grabbing the passenger-side grip handle as the car is put through its paces.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
One of them is a new mobile DC fast-charger from Lightning eMotors, which will be put through its paces June 19–23 charging EVs for staff and customers.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 8 June 2023
Ultimately Kyle and Zach found the smoker the team purchased, and it was put through its paces in a trial run in Zach’s Overland Park driveway in early May.
—Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
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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 25 Dec. 2024.
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