just goes to show

go to show

To prove, demonstrate, or indicate that something is true. Used especially in the phrase "just goes to show." Their success just goes to show that you can't underestimate the power of good marketing. My grandfather's pocket watch still runs perfectly after all these years, which goes to show the level of craftsmanship put into it.
See also: go, show
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

(It) just goes to show (you) (something).

That incident or story has an important moral or message. Tom: The tax people finally caught up with Henry. Sally: See! It just goes to show. Angry at the young grocery clerk, Sally muttered, "Young people. They expect too much. It just goes to show you how society has broken down."
See also: goes, just, show
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • go to show
  • it goes to show
  • God willing
  • God willing and the creek don’t rise
  • God willing and the creek don't rise
  • here goes
  • willing
  • (the good) Lord willing and the creek don't rise
  • creek
  • How goes it?
References in periodicals archive
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Super bull
It just goes to show that the sports world is still having a terrible time dealing with sexual orientation."
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Some stuffy royalists will say it just goes to show how the monarchy and command performances have dived down market.
RECORD VIEW: Thong of praise
Just goes to show, for every problem comes our way, there is an opposite and equal bright side.
Look on the Bright Side