Tom: The tax people finally caught up with Henry. Sally: See! It just goes to show.
•Angry at the young grocery clerk, Sally muttered, “Young people. They expect too much. It just goes to show you how society has broken down.”
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
something goes to show you — (something) goes to show (you) something proves that something else is true. The website goes to show that almost anything can be marketed online. Usage notes: often preceded by it (just): “You can get a bigger car for twice the price, but it has … New idioms dictionary
goes to show you — (something) goes to show (you) something proves that something else is true. The website goes to show that almost anything can be marketed online. Usage notes: often preceded by it (just): “You can get a bigger car for twice the price, but it has … New idioms dictionary
something goes to show — (something) goes to show (you) something proves that something else is true. The website goes to show that almost anything can be marketed online. Usage notes: often preceded by it (just): “You can get a bigger car for twice the price, but it has … New idioms dictionary
goes to show — (something) goes to show (you) something proves that something else is true. The website goes to show that almost anything can be marketed online. Usage notes: often preceded by it (just): “You can get a bigger car for twice the price, but it has … New idioms dictionary
it goes to show — it shows/goes to show/mainly spoken phrase used for saying that a particular fact is proved by what has happened It just goes to show that you can never trust journalists. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or exactsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
show — 1 verb past tense showed past participle shown /SUn/ 1 PROVE (T) to provide facts or information that make it clear that something is true or that something exists: show (that): The latest poll clearly shows that most voters are unaware of this.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
show — [[t]ʃo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ shows, showing, showed, shown 1) VERB If something shows that a state of affairs exists, it gives information that proves it or makes it clear to people. [V that] Research shows that a high fibre diet may protect you from bowel… … English dictionary
show — show1 [ ʃou ] (past tense showed; past participle shown [ ʃoun ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 prove something is true ▸ 2 give information ▸ 3 behave in particular way ▸ 4 let someone see something ▸ 5 give instructions, etc. ▸ 6 lead someone somewhere ▸ 7 be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
show */*/*/ — I UK [ʃəʊ] / US [ʃoʊ] verb Word forms show : present tense I/you/we/they show he/she/it shows present participle showing past tense showed past participle shown UK [ʃəʊn] / US [ʃoʊn] 1) [transitive] to prove that something exists or is true The… … English dictionary
show — show1 W1S1 [ʃəu US ʃou] v past tense showed past participle shown [ʃəun US ʃoun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(let somebody see)¦ 2¦(prove something)¦ 3¦(feelings/attitudes/qualities)¦ 4¦(explain with actions)¦ 5¦(picture/map etc)¦ 6¦(guide somebody)¦ 7¦(point at… … Dictionary of contemporary English
just — I [[t]ʤʌ̱st[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Please look at category 25 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADV: ADV before v You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to… … English dictionary
