put to the test

Idioms and Phrases

Try or check out something or someone, as in This tall grass will put our new lawnmower to the test , or Let's put Harry to the test and see if he knows the last 20 World Series winners . [Mid-1600s]

Example Sentences

Trump’s influence was put to the test earlier this week when Republicans in the Senate picked their new leader.

From BBC

It's the job we all think and say we could do, in the knowledge our words will never be put to the test.

From BBC

It seemed like an ambitious aim then and it's being put to the test now.

From BBC

The new checkpoint will be put to the test Friday and Saturday, when the rail lines encounter a World Series crowd making its way to and from Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times

That philosophy was put to the test on the biggest stage and under some of the cruelest circumstances of Krikorian’s career last month at the Paris Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

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