Idiom
put to the test
Meaning
To test (something or someone); to evaluate, scrutinize or explore by testing or experimentation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“This new car will be put to the test on the highway.”
“After months of training, the athletes were finally put to the test during the regional championship games.”
“The sudden economic crisis put the government's new financial policies to the test, revealing significant flaws in their long-term strategy.”
Examples
simple
“This new car will be put to the test on the highway.”
contextual
“After months of training, the athletes were finally put to the test during the regional championship games.”
complex
“The sudden economic crisis put the government's new financial policies to the test, revealing significant flaws in their long-term strategy.”
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