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Phrase(s): The proof is in the pudding.
Prov. You cannot be sure that you have succeeded until you have examined the result of your efforts. • Jill: I think we’ve done a good job of fixing the lawn mower. Jane: Well, the proof is in the pudding. We haven’t tried to mow the lawn with it yet.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs