to put something through something
11put someone through — put (someone/something) through to arrange for a telephone call to be made to a place or person. The international operator put me through to London. Passengers could put through calls on their cell phones …
12put someone through hoops — put (someone) through hoops go/jump through hoops to do a lot of difficult things before you are allowed to have or do something you want. She was put through far more hoops than a man would have been before the studio allowed her to direct her… …
13put something through to somebody/ … — ˌput sb/sth ˈthrough (to sb/…) derived to connect sb by telephone • Could you put me through to the manager, please? Main entry: ↑putderived …
14put something through their paces — put sb/sth through their/its ˈpaces idiom to give sb/sth a number of tasks to perform in order to see what they are capable of doing • Youngsters will be put through their paces by qualified instructors. • We sent our reporter to put Ford s… …
15put sb through their paces — put sb/sth through their paces ► to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works: »As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces. »The interview… …
16put sth through their paces — put sb/sth through their paces ► to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works: »As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces. »The interview… …
17put something through — initiate something and see it through to a successful conclusion he put through a reform program to try to save the regime …
18ˌput sb ˈthrough sth — phrasal verb to make someone do something difficult or unpleasant The team are put through a daily fitness programme.[/ex] …
19put something across/over — COMMUNICATE, convey, get across/over, explain, make clear, spell out, clarify; get through to someone. → put …