the proof is in the pudding

phrase

—used to say that a person can only know if something is good or bad by trying it

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As Grandma always said, the proof is in the pudding. — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025

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. — 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

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 clearly, the proof is in the pudding, with this prequel generating the second highest Rotten Tomatoes score of the franchise at a gleaming 29 percent! — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 27 June 2024

Rhymes for the proof is in the pudding

• gooding
• wooding