"AN ACID TEST"
An acid test is something that shows the true worth or value of something or someone.
Example: Our new player has been doing well at training and in practice matches, but the acid test will come in her first real match.
Prueba de fuego.
Example sentences:
- The new political party is doing better and better in the polls, but the acid test will be the next election / El nuevo partido político se está haciendo mejor y mejor en las encuestas, pero la prueba de fuego será en la próxima elección.
- The real acid test for the new drug will come when it's tested on human beings / La verdadera prueba de fuego para el nuevo fármaco vendrá cuendo esté probándola en seres humanos.
Additional examples:
- The new show was well received but viewing figures for the next episode will be the real acid test.
- The acid test for the product will be whether people actually buy it.
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