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acid test

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acid test
n.
A decisive or critical test, as of worth or quality.
[From the testing of gold in nitric acid.]
acid test
n
a rigorous and conclusive test to establish worth or value the play passed the critic's acid test
[from the testing of gold with nitric acid]
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Noun1.acid testacid test - a rigorous or crucial appraisal      
appraisal, assessment - the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
Translations
acid test n → prova del fuoco


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