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                           Phrase(s): put someone or something to the test  Fig. 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.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs