A tank check is when you assess how well someone — or something — is absorbing punishment and still standing. Borrowed from gaming, where tanking means taking damage so teammates don't have to, a tank check in real-life slang is a reckoning: how much can this person, team, or situation take before it buckles? You might call for a tank check on a friend going through a rough stretch, or on a project that's been hit from every angle and somehow keeps going. Part admiration, part triage.
Three setbacks in one week and he's still showing up with a plan — time for a tank check because this guy might actually be built different.
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