- ˌput sb ˈthrough sth
- phrasal verb
to make someone do something difficult or unpleasantThe team are put through a daily fitness programme.[/ex]
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ˌput sb ˈthrough sth
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put something through its paces — put someone through their paces/put something through its paces/ phrase to make a person or machine show how good they are at doing something The test drivers put the new models through their paces. Thesaurus: to test something or someonesynonym… … Useful english dictionary
put somebody through — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put somebody through to somebody/ … — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put something through to somebody/ … — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived … Useful english dictionary
put somebody through it — put sb ˈthrough it idiom (informal, especially BrE) to force sb to experience sth difficult or unpleasant • They really put me through it (= asked me difficult questions) at the interview. Main entry: ↑put … Useful english dictionary
put somebody through their paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… … Useful english dictionary
put something through their paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… … Useful english dictionary
put somebody through its paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… … Useful english dictionary
put sb through their paces — put sb/sth through their paces ► to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works: »As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces. »The interview… … Financial and business terms
put — W1S1 [put] v past tense and past participle put present participle putting [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move to place)¦ 2¦(change somebody s situation/feelings)¦ 3¦(write/print something)¦ 4¦(express)¦ 5 put a stop/an end to something 6 put something into… … Dictionary of contemporary English
