He put his new car through its paces.
Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first months of his term.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
put through one's paces — If you put someone or something through their paces, you test their ability to do something by making them perform certain actions. During the presentation, the new machine was put through its paces … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put through one's paces — {v. phr.}, {informal} To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do. * /He put his new car through its paces./ * /Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first… … Dictionary of American idioms
put through one's paces — {v. phr.}, {informal} To test the different abilities and skills of a person or a thing; call for a show of what one can do. * /He put his new car through its paces./ * /Many different problems put the new mayor through his paces in the first… … Dictionary of American idioms
through one's paces — See: PUT THROUGH ONE S PACES … Dictionary of American idioms
through one's paces — See: PUT THROUGH ONE S PACES … Dictionary of American idioms
through\ one's\ paces — See: put through one s paces … Словарь американских идиом
put one through one's paces — {v. phr.} To train and discipline someone; test one s abilities. * /The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put one through one's paces — {v. phr.} To train and discipline someone; test one s abilities. * /The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant./ … Dictionary of American idioms
put\ one\ through\ one's\ paces — v. phr. To train and discipline someone; test one s abilities. The new recruits were certainly put through their paces by the drill sergeant … Словарь американских идиом
To put someone through one's paces — pace pace (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking; cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E. patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.] 1. A single movement from one foot to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
