put (someone or something) to the test
idiom
: to cause (someone or something) to be in a situation that shows how strong, good, etc., that person or thing really is
Tomorrow's game will really put the team to the test.
We decided to put the theory to the test with a little experiment.
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Over 50 years later, their readiness was put to the test when Mehmet Ali Ağca shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in Saint Peter's Square in 1981.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 May 2025
But the ability of district court judges to continue issuing them will finally be put to the test soon in the birthright citizenship case.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s unbeaten start to the season was put to the test vs. another undefeated foe, and the South Florida side came out on top thanks to some resolute defending, good fortune and an unlikely hero.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
So this will be put to the test when the episode airs.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 May 2025
But the ability of district court judges to continue issuing them will finally be put to the test soon in the birthright citizenship case.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
Lionel Messi and Inter Miami’s unbeaten start to the season was put to the test vs. another undefeated foe, and the South Florida side came out on top thanks to some resolute defending, good fortune and an unlikely hero.
—Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
So this will be put to the test when the episode airs.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Put (someone or something) to the test.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28someone%20or%20something%29%20to%20the%20test. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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