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Dictionary: moment of truth
 

n., pl. moments of truth.
  1. A critical or decisive time on which much depends; a crucial moment.
  2. Sports. The point in a bullfight at which the matador makes the kill.

[Translation of Spanish el momento de verdad.]


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Idioms: moment of truth
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A critical or decisive time, at which one is put to the ultimate test, as in Now that all the bills are in, we've come to the moment of truth--can we afford to live here or not? This expression, a translation of the Spanish el momento de la verdad, signifies the point in a bullfight when the matador makes the kill. It was first used in English in Ernest Hemingway's story Death in the Afternoon (1932).


 
WordNet: moment of truth
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull

Meaning #2: a crucial moment on which much depends


 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more
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