Directions - Choose the option which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase.

An acid test

  1. the true test of the value of something.
  2. a test not so important
  3. revision test
  4. a task

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Option 1 : the true test of the value of something.
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Here the correct answer is The true test of the value of something.
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  • Let us look at the meaning of the given idiom:-
    • 'An acid test' - the true test of the value of something.
    • For Example - It looks good, but will people buy it? That's the acid test.
Therefore, the correct meaning of the idiom isThe true test of the value of something

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