stand the test

verb

Roget 648: be beneficial etc. adj.; produce good, do good etc. 618; profit etc. (be of use) 644; benefit; confer a benefit etc. 618.    be the making of, do a world of good, make a man of.    produce a good effect; do a good turn, confer an obligation; improve etc. 658.    do no harm, break no bones.    be good etc. adj.; excel, transcend etc. (be superior) 33; bear away the bell.    stand the proof, stand the test; pass muster, pass an examination.    challenge comparison, vie, emulate, rival.    ... show more

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