Seeing is believing

1. I'll believe it when I see it with my own eyes.

Idioms and Phrases

Only physical or concrete evidence is convincing, as in She wrote us that she's lost twenty pounds, but seeing is believing. This idiom was first recorded in this form in 1639.

Example Sentences

The phrase “seeing is believing” is turned upside down.

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"Seeing is believing here," said National Australia Bank's Ray Attrill.

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Seeing is believing, of course.

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"Seeing is believing. This work shows that SPNS2 is directly exporting S1P for signalling and it is possible to inhibit its transport function with small molecules. This work provides the foundation for understanding of how S1P is released by SPNS2 and how this protein function is inhibited by small molecules for treatment of inflammatory diseases," said team leader Dr Nguyen Nam Long.

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“Seeing Is Believing: Lee Miller and Friends,” an exhibition at Gagosian in Manhattan through Dec. 22, explores an overlooked aspect of this intriguing woman, as the longtime wife of Roland Penrose, the English Surrealist painter, scholar and collector.

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