During the presentation, the new machine was put through its paces.
English Idioms & idiomatic expressions. 2014.
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
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 months of his… … Словарь американских идиом
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
