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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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"... only went to show" What does it mean?

0Topic says it all.02br
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00Full sentence: "Their verdict was that it only went to show"02br
00 I suppose it's an idiom, and I don't understand it.02br
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1font 00 Full sentence: "Their verdict was that it only went to show"02font 02br 00I'm afraid it doesn't make any sense to me. 0-

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  • 1font 00 Full sentence: "Their verdict was that it only went to show"02font 02br 00I'm afraid it doesn't make any sense to me.
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1font00 Full sentence: "Their verdict was that it only went to show"02font02br
00I'm afraid it doesn't make any sense to me. Are you sure that is the full sentence?0-
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0It's idiomatic.02br
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00It means "It just proves what we alread knew/suspected anyway."02br
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00I'm not sure if that fits your situation though.0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Topic says it all.12br
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10Full sentence: "Their verdict was that it only went to show"12br
10 I suppose it's an idiom, and I don't understand it.12br
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10Help? 12br
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10As far as I can tell this is from a Terry Pratchett fa
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