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a decisive, crucial test of something’s true worth or someone’s true abilities (coming from the use of nitric acid to test the authenticity of gold samples)% z. t) C1 Z' @; U$ A$ I
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“We liked the new manager, but we knew the acid test would be how she did when she opened our new office in San Francisco by herself.”
发表于 2012-8-14 13:19:23
