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☆ moment of truth

  1. the point in a bullfight when the matador faces the bull for the kill
  2. a critical moment or time that tests and reveals one's true self or makes one face the truth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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