acid test

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Etymology [edit]

From the testing of gold with nitric acid (true gold is not affected)

Noun [edit]

acid test (plural acid tests)

(idiomatic) a rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something

Translations [edit]

Rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth

French: baptême du feu (fr) (literally, "fire baptism" : first use of something in a real situation)

Anagrams [edit]

dictates

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