go to show

go to show

1. (set phrase) To provide an effective example that demonstrates a point; to prove.
   • 1877, Anthony Trollope, The Life of Cicero, ch. 10:

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

   • 1978 July 16, Robert Palmer, "Tom Petty and Heartbreakers In Rock Show at the Palladium," New York Times (retrieved 13 June 2018):

     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.

   • 2015 June 11, Karen DeYoung, "As an Iran deal nears, the lobbying, pro and con, intensifies," Washington Post (retrieved 13 June 2018):

     “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.”

• “it just goes to show” in the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
• “it shows goes to show” (US) / “it shows goes to show” (UK) in Macmillan Dictionary
• “go to show/prove” in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary.