put through paces

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put somebody through their paces

to test someone's skills or knowledge This fitness contest will really put the guys through their paces.

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CAPTION(S): NO PAIN NO GAIN: Gary gives Sam a pep talk as he puts her through the gruelling test PRESSURE POINT: Sam tests how strong her legs and back are with jumps GOLD STAR: Olympian Sir Chris Hoy backs Gold4Glasgow TYRED OUT: Sam takes a breather after being put through paces HOYS AND GIRLS; AFTER SCOTLAND'S GLORY IN BEIJING, WOMEN ARE TIPPED ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) CAPTION(S): GREET EXPECTATIONS: Sven sounds like Ally, above, for whom it all ended in tears' LOOK ROOS BACK: Eriksson watches Wayne Rooney being put through paces yesterday Football: SVEN'S CRACKIN'UP; WORLD CUP 2006: THE BIG KICK-OFF... ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) CAPTION(S): GREET EXPECTATIONS: Sven sounds like Ally, above, for whom it all ended in tears' LOOK ROOS BACK: Eriksson watches Wayne Rooney being put through paces yesterday Football: SVEN'S CRACKIN'UP; WORLD CUP 2006: THE BIG KICK-OFF... ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			put the clamps on put the clock back put the fear of God in put the fear of God into put the feed bag on put the finger on Put the flags out! put the frighteners on put the heat on put the kibosh on put the knife in put the lid on put the make on put the mockers on put the pedal to the metal put the record straight put the roses in cheeks put the screws on put the seal on put the skids on put the skids under put the squeeze on put thinking cap on put through put through hell put through paces put through the mill put through the wringer put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to rest put to shame put to sleep put to the test put to use put together put too fine a point on put toward put trust in put two and two together put two cents in put two fingers up at put under the microscope put up a brave front put up a fight put up a front put up against put up dukes put up or shut up Put up or shut up!			put the stopper on put the stopper on put the tin lid on it put the tin lid on it put the tin lid on it put the touch on put the touch on someone put the wind up put the wind up put the wind up put the wind up put the wind up put their heads together put their heads together put their heads together put their heads together put thinking cap on put through put through put through put through put through put through a deal put through hell Put Through Hole put through its paces put through its paces put through its paces put through its paces put through its paces put through paces put through the hoop put through the hoops put through the hoops put through the mangle put through the mill put through the mill put through the mill put through the mill put through the mill put through the wringer put through the wringer put to put to put to put to put to a wrong use put to advantage put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed put to bed with a shovel put to death put to death put to death put to death put to death put to death according to law

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