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The acid test: A test which will really prove the value, quality, or truth of something.
Examples:

  • The acid test for the vaccine will be its performance in African countries where malaria is raging more fiercely than in Colombia.

  • The new show was well received but viewing figures for the next episode will be the real acid test.

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