go to show

Idioms  

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.

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Example Sentences

All these additions, listed in alphabetical order, go to show how LGBTQ+ TV goes beyond one-off characters, and how valuable it is for LGBTQ+ people to be portrayed with nuance and care.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023

He added: "This case really does go to show that even if a pet is missing for years there is a chance he or she can find their way home."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023

As UBS's Malcolm says, it might just go to show that crypto was meant to be more "an evolutionary than a revolutionary development in financial markets."

From Reuters • Dec. 20, 2022

It’s where the best players go to show off their skills.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2019

Once I’ve done three, maybe four passes back and forth, I use the portable hanging scale to weigh it, and then I go to show Mom my haul.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy