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Idiom put something to the testput (someone/something) to the test to find out how good someone or something is.Those icy roads certainly put my driving to the test.An explosion in the subway put police and firefighters to the test.
put (someone or something) to the testTo test or evaluate the limits of what someone or something is capable of doing or achieving. Our new mobile game will put your reflexes to the test. I've had a pretty good tournament so far, but my next opponent should put me to the test. put someone or something to the testFig. to see what someone or something can achieve. I think I can jump that far, but no one has ever put me to the test. I'm going to put my car to the test right now, and see how fast it will go. put to the testTry 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] put somebody/something to the ˈtest test somebody/something; find out whether somebody/something is good, bad, true, real, etc: The second part of the contest will put your general knowledge to the test. |