(be) living proof of something …

(be) living proof of something …
be living ˈproof of sth/that… idiom
to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true

These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.

He is living proof that not all engineers are boring.

Main entry:livingidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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