put to the test
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Try 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]
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Words nearby put to the test
put to good use, put to rights, put to sea, put to shame, put to sleep, put to the test, put two and two together, putty, putty in someone's hands, putty knife, putty powder
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