go to show

1. Help to indicate or serve as evidence. For example, His research goes to show that the medication is ineffective. This term was first recorded in 1842.

Example Sentences

Democrats and left-leaning commenters have in response been trying to get the phrase “Trump take egg” into viral circulation, the idea being that you post it with a photo of an empty shelf in the dairy aisle where eggs are supposed to go, to show that Trump took egg.

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It also might go to show the gem the Cougs pulled over the Idaho border in Jones.

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“You’ve certainly taught me to not underestimate how low you will go to show your disdain toward the Black and brown communities’ experiences and existence,” Harry Harris, a Black father, told the board.

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It is not unusual at all for prosecutors to seek to introduce evidence of other acts that go to show the defendant's plan, intent, motive, modus operandi, and preparation, Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Marymount University, told Salon.

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Which is to say: While this doesn’t mean RFK Jr. is a serious threat to become president, it does go to show yet again that voters as a whole really wish there were going to be a candidate in the 2024 presidential general election who was viable, qualified, and not named Joe Biden or Donald Trump.

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