proof in the pudding

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proof in the pudding - A shortening of the saying "the proof of the pudding is in the eating," i.e. a thing is tested by putting it to its intended use.

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criterion proof proof of the pudding pudding			Aisling McGing winners Sharon Welton and Clare O'Reilly may be the proof in the pudding for Clonakilty. MAIDEN DECIDER by The Mirror (London, England) But forget all the camp on-stage antics, the proof in the pudding lay in Andy Bell's to-die-for voice, and Vince Clarke on the keyboards, guitar, and programs. Erasure camp it up in unforgettable style by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) But the real proof in the pudding will be confirmed on Friday at her leaving party. The Insider: Annie get your bun by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			pronotum pronoun pronounce pronounceable pronounced pronouncedly pronouncement Pronouncer pronouncing pronto Pronubial pronuclear pronucleus Pronuncial pronunciamento Pronunciamiento pronunciation pronunciation spelling Pronunciative Pronunciator Pronunciatory proof Proof charge proof coin Proof impression proof in the pudding Proof load proof of the pudding Proof reader proof sheet proof spirit Proof staff Proof stick proof stress Proof text proof theory Proof-arm Proof-proof proofed proofing Proofless proofread proofreader proofreading Proostracum Prootic prop prop root prop up prop- prop.			Proof (disambiguation) Proof (disambiguation) Proof (disambiguation) Proof (logic) Proof (logic) Proof (math) Proof (mathematics) Proof (rapper) Proof assistant proof beyond a reasonable doubt proof beyond a reasonable doubt proof beyond a reasonable doubt proof beyond a reasonable doubt Proof by contradiction Proof by contradiction Proof by contradiction Proof by contrapositive proof by descent Proof by induction Proof by induction Proof by Repeated Assertion Proof carrying code Proof charge Proof coin Proof coinage Proof Editor for Sequent Calculus Proof File proof firing Proof General Interface Protocol Proof impression proof in the pudding proof is in the pudding proof legally presented at trial Proof Like Proof load Proof load Proof mark Proof Markup Language proof of absence Proof of Address Proof of age Proof of Age Standards Scheme Proof of Age Standards Scheme Proof of Age Standards Scheme Proof of Age Standards Scheme proof of authority Proof Of Biological Activity Proof of Catching A Fish Proof of citizenship Proof of citizenship Proof of citizenship Proof of Claim Proof of Closure Proof of Compliance Report Proof of concept Proof of concept Proof of Concept Demonstration Proof of Concept Fund Proof of Concept Initiative Proof of Concept Program for Air Force Medical Prototypes Proof of Concept Prototype

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