English Dictionary

put one through one's paces

動詞

直訳 慣用表現

(literally) To direct a horse to walk, canter, trot, etc. / (idiomatic) To test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.

日本語の意味

馬を歩行、駆け足、軽く走らせる（試すために）扱い、走らせること。 / 比喩的に、人や動物、機械などの働きや能力を総合的にテストすること。

Before the parade, the groom had to put one through one's paces, guiding the horse through walk, trot, and canter to ensure it was calm and responsive.

パレードの前に厩務員は、馬を常歩・軽速歩・駈歩で動かして、落ち着いて従うかどうかを確かめなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(literally) To direct a horse to walk, canter, trot, etc.

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To test several or all functions or training of a person, animal, machine, etc.

The new fire chief really put us through our paces: we had to wash all the fire trucks and then had two different fire drills.

puts one through one's paces （ present singular third-person ）

putting one through one's paces （ participle present ）

put one through one's paces （ participle past ）

put one through one's paces （ past ）