the proof is in the pudding
you'll find the truth if you try
TRANSLATION
the proof is in the pudding = Probieren geht über Studieren (LEO) --- GOOGLE INDEX the proof is in the pudding: approximately 400,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
For people considering making the move to Windows Vista, THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.”
(DH)
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Nate Elliott, an analyst with London-based Jupiter, says that quite simply, no one has yet produced a device that can rival the iPod in terms of ease of use, good design and easy connectivity to online music stores such as iTunes.
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating - and so far no one else's pudding is very good," he says.
(adapted from USA Today)
(DH)
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Nate Elliott, an analyst with London-based Jupiter, says that quite simply, no one has yet produced a device that can rival the iPod in terms of ease of use, good design and easy connectivity to online music stores such as iTunes.
"The proof of the pudding is in the eating - and so far no one else's pudding is very good," he says.
(adapted from USA Today)
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the proof is in the pudding
proverb
- an expression that means you can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used or experienced it.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
This expression is a corrupted version of the old proverb "the proof of the pudding is in the eating," which literally means that you don't know if the pudding is really good until you taste it. In this case, tasting is the ultimate test or proof. Similar expressions are “seeing is believing” and “actions are louder than words”.
Most etymology sources date “the proof of the pudding is in the eating” to around 1600 (though World Wide Words dates it back to the 1300s). It first gained popularity with the publication in 1602 of Don Quixote, Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes's classic novel of social humour and political satire.
The book is a treasure chest of proverbs, which in addition to “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”, also includes:
“The pen is the tongue of the mind.”
“Time ripens all things. No man is born wise.”
“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
“Let every man look before he leaps.”
“A little in one's own pocket is better than much in another man's purse.”
“I have other fish to fry.”
(sources: ask Yahoo!, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Wikipedia, World Wide Words )
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“It's difficult to determine how our customers will react to the new product design, but I guess the proof is in the pudding.”
proverb
- an expression that means you can only judge the quality of something after you have tried, used or experienced it.
(Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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WORD ORIGIN
This expression is a corrupted version of the old proverb "the proof of the pudding is in the eating," which literally means that you don't know if the pudding is really good until you taste it. In this case, tasting is the ultimate test or proof. Similar expressions are “seeing is believing” and “actions are louder than words”.
Most etymology sources date “the proof of the pudding is in the eating” to around 1600 (though World Wide Words dates it back to the 1300s). It first gained popularity with the publication in 1602 of Don Quixote, Spanish author Don Miguel de Cervantes's classic novel of social humour and political satire.
The book is a treasure chest of proverbs, which in addition to “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”, also includes:
“The pen is the tongue of the mind.”
“Time ripens all things. No man is born wise.”
“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
“Let every man look before he leaps.”
“A little in one's own pocket is better than much in another man's purse.”
“I have other fish to fry.”
(sources: ask Yahoo!, The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Wikipedia, World Wide Words )
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
“It's difficult to determine how our customers will react to the new product design, but I guess the proof is in the pudding.”
