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where the rubber meets the road 

An athlete can train all day, but the race is where the rubber meets the road and they'll know how good they really are.
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Rubberband Refund 

A tax refund from H & R Block, where one pays the penalty
fees and forgoes the full amount of their tax refund in exchange for an
instaneous pile of cash.
Dwayne got hisself a rubberband refund cause he couldn't wait no 2-10 weeks,
by then Lobsterfest be over!
Rubberband Refund by ktlr February 18, 2009

rubber rabbit 

A fake, battery operated rabbit made of rubber, used to prank dogs, hawks and hunters, just for a laugh.
He aimed his rifle right at its head and upper torso, proceeding to blow the rubber rabbit into a million ridiculous pieces in front of all his doubled-over buddies.
rubber rabbit by Dr Bunnygirl July 28, 2019
Anwar Ibrahim is a rubbish.
rubbish by WARGANET MALAYSIA September 22, 2023

Rubber Baby iPhone Bumper

2010 reference to Apple's response to Antennagate
Can you say Rubber Baby iPhone Bumper five times really fast?
Worse than rubbish, to be used when rubbish is just not strong enough.
Have you seen that Glee TV show? It's utter Rubbiss
Rubbiss by Bofheart January 27, 2011