just goes to show

(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."
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It just goes to show how ruthless Fair City writers can be.
A FAIR WAY TO PERISH by Sunday Mirror (London, England)
It just goes to show, you get badly behaved people everywhere.
Brawl Ascot; emails &letters; by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
DAMIEN Johnson's goal against Albion was very well taken but it just goes to show how much Blues are held back by Steve Bruce.
Letter: Your Shout - DAMIEN Johnson's goal by Birmingham Mail (England)
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