Meaning of go to show | Babel Free

Definitions

To be an effective example that demonstrates a point; to prove.

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Examples

“[A]ll the evidence that we have goes to show that he spoke the truth.”

“Well, it just goes to show things are not what they seem / Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmare into dreams”

“Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, who were at the Palladium Friday night, don't fit comfortably into any of the stylistic niches invented by rock writers. […] All of which goes to show that the current rock scene remains chaotic.”

““The numbers just go to show — once again — that pundits and presumed communal representatives are flat-out wrong in assuming American Jews are hawkish on Iran.””

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