put to the test

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   to put sb / sth in a situation which will show what their or its true qualities are

   No, Rapunzel knows best So, if he's such a dreamboat Go and put him to the test

   Now let's really put them to the test.

In the movies · 2

• No, Rapunzel knows best So, if he's such a dreamboat Go and put him to the testTangled2010
• Now let's really put them to the test.Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase2001
• Yeah. I'd like to do that. Put it to the test.Source Code2011
• He wants to protect her? Let's put him to the test.Circle2015
• So I put him to the test to see what he could do.Drive2011
• I'm willing to put my theory to the test of objectivity, Mrs. Collins.Changeling2008
• God just put their bones here to test our faithThe Nun2018
• You're at your best When the goin' gets rough You've been put to the test But it's never enough You got the touchBoogie Nights1997

From the same entry

• stand the test of time
• teach to the test
• test the waters
• tried and tested
• test for

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• what's not to like
• disappear off the face of the earth
• sit tight
• be life