Crossword clues for acid test
acid test
Wiktionary
n. (context idiomatic English) a rigorous test or appraisal of the quality or worth of something
WordNet
n. a rigorous or crucial appraisal
Wikipedia
Acid test or acid tests may refer to:
Acid Test is an experimental 4 piece that first formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1990. The band consists of vocalist and bassist Lucy Di Santo, guitarist Steve Fall, keyboardist Atom Percy, drummer Tim van de Ven. Fall played a role in the 1992, Highway 61, directed by Bruce McDonald,the group composed 2 tracks on the movie's soundtrack ("Mr. Skin" and "Dance").
An acid test is any qualitative chemical or metallurgical assay which uses acid; most commonly, and historically, the use of a strong acid to distinguish gold from base metals. Figuratively, acid test is any definitive test for some attribute, e.g. of a person's character, or of the performance of some product.
Usage examples of "acid test".
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, Tom Wolfe, New York: Bantam, 1969.
The acid test was the one thing E-Branch hadn't attempted, mainly because he'd refused to go so far.
Yes, I guess this is the acid test, seeing that that's what we have in the battery!
Just don't kid yourselfthat they're the same thing, There is, in fact, an acid test you can apply to your relationship with the person you share your bed with.
Belief in one's identity as a poet or writer prior to the acid test of publication is as naive and harmless as the youthful belief in one's immortality.