go through one's paces , także: show one's paces

Then he sat back and watched the rest of the designers go through their paces.

He'll be fine once the ship goes through her paces.

Many stayed to watch the Islanders go through their paces.

At times his voice went through its paces almost independently of the sense.

Probably just to see him go through his paces.

In a sort of hypnosis without conscious effort, he went through his paces.

The cover could have been designed by Money; the photograph shows an aerobics instructor going through her paces.

On a great muddy field, an army division was going through its paces.

Til the floor dropped out from under her and then the thing went through its paces.

"You were going to watch my horsemen go through their paces again this afternoon."