the proof is in the pudding
idiom
—used to say that a person can only know if something is good or bad by trying it
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And clearly, the proof is in the pudding, with this prequel generating the second highest Rotten Tomatoes score of the franchise at a gleaming 29 percent!
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024
In fact, the proof is in the pudding: Less than three percent of RTA members return to prison vs. 60% of the prison population nationwide.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 July 2024
Maybelline New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara Mascara doesn’t have to be expensive to be celeb-loved, and the proof is in the pudding—just take Maybelline New York's Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara, for example.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 1 July 2024
Of course the proof is in the pudding, macroeconomic models haven't done better than simple heuristics in predicting economic performance, but the economy is a more complex system than an election.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2010
And the proof is in the pudding, winemakers say, noting high yield and rich purple grapes.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
And the proof is in the pudding, if the pudding is Amazon’s review section.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
There’s no need to go down memory lane and bring up everything that has already happened when the proof is in the pudding.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
As Grandma always said, the proof is in the pudding.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024
In fact, the proof is in the pudding: Less than three percent of RTA members return to prison vs. 60% of the prison population nationwide.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 11 July 2024
Maybelline New York Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara Mascara doesn’t have to be expensive to be celeb-loved, and the proof is in the pudding—just take Maybelline New York's Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara, for example.
—Anamaria Glavan, Allure, 1 July 2024
Of course the proof is in the pudding, macroeconomic models haven't done better than simple heuristics in predicting economic performance, but the economy is a more complex system than an election.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2010
And the proof is in the pudding, winemakers say, noting high yield and rich purple grapes.
—Soumya Karlamangla, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
And the proof is in the pudding, if the pudding is Amazon’s review section.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2023
There’s no need to go down memory lane and bring up everything that has already happened when the proof is in the pudding.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
As Grandma always said, the proof is in the pudding.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
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“The proof is in the pudding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20proof%20is%20in%20the%20pudding. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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