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goes to show

Idioms  
  1. see it goes to show.


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Why it wasn’t called the Mountain of One Hundred Baby Whales just goes to show that not everyone is as good at giving names as Duane is.

From Literature

It just goes to show that investors looking to buy IPOs are usually better off waiting for the dust to settle.

From Barron's

"It just goes to show you... just to keep persevering, my team and everybody behind me, it means so much to come away as Olympic champion."

From BBC

“I think it goes to show, especially some people who might be young and think, ‘Oh, it’s too late, people are so far ahead of me at this age,’ like, you never know,” Glenn said.

From Los Angeles Times

It just goes to show that a notable plunge for one high-price Dow stock doesn’t have to be a problem for an investor with a broader, diversified portfolio.

From Barron's