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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Listen to this article 3 min MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's rule changes may not be loved by baseball purists, but the proof is in the pudding.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The biggest question about this adaptation is not whether Lowden should play Darcy — the proof is in the pudding — but why isn’t Ronan playing Lizzie Bennet?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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
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
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
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The biggest question about this adaptation is not whether Lowden should play Darcy — the proof is in the pudding — but why isn’t Ronan playing Lizzie Bennet?
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
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
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
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
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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 31 Oct. 2025.
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