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acid test
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acid test
(noun)
acid test
noun
acid test
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of ACID TEST
[
singular
]
:
a difficult situation or task that shows if someone or something is good enough to succeed
The new team faced its first
acid test
when it played the national champions.
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