living proof
noun[SorU]
be (the/a) living proof
toprovethat something istruebyexistingor having aparticularquality:
Reading hisautobiography, youfindhe islivingproofofthe saying "truthisstrangerthanfiction".
She is thelivingproofthatyou are never toooldtochangeyourlife.
Thisschemeworks, and theseyoungpeoplearelivingproof.
- He islivingproofof his ownfavouritesaying, that "there is no such thing asbadpublicity".
- Theirrelationshipislivingproofthat thecourseoftrueloveneverrunssmooth.
- Sheclaimsyou can onlyunderstandsomething if you'veexperiencedit, but I am thelivingproofthat isn't so.
- In hisopinion,educationwasbadfor women and I was thelivingproofof it.
- Money cannotbuyhappiness, and they are thelivingproof.
- I'm alivingproofof what canhappenwhen you haveaccessto therighttreatmentforHIV.
Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than wordsidiom
- anti-sexist
- attest
- authenticate
- convince
- credential
- demonstrability
- demonstrable
- demonstrably
- dispel
- disprove
- lie
- non-evidence
- probatory
- proof positive
- provable
- prove
- the acid test
- vindicate
- vindication