put [sb.]/[sth.] on trial
释义：本意上来说，在绝大多数时候这个短语是“审判某人”的意思。但在留学文书里，常常有机会用到它的引申义“将某事物置于考验或试验之中”来体现面临的危机或挑战。
例句：
If we catch Saddam Hussein, should we put him on trial for war crimes?
Erdogan's decision to put the whole of Turkey's recent history on trial may be political dynamite, setting off a flood of coup-related lawsuits and reprisals.