put ... through one's paces

phr

• ① 试验(某人、动物、机器等)的能力[本领];使…表现其能力[技巧]
  • My father put his new car through its paces.我的父亲试验他的新车的性能。
  • The teacher put her pupils through their paces for their parents.那位教师使她的学生们表现能力给家长们看。