testament to
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4.6
- idiom
- I believe that our survival is a testament to the resilience and stamina of the Native spirit.
- testament to the importance
- testament to the quality
- testament to the success
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Watch on YouTubeAnd I think today is a testament to the fact that you were right.
- And I think today is a testament to the fact that you were right.
- And it is a testament to everything that you brought to it.
- He is a testament to how great this product is.
- I think that's such a sad situation and a horrible testament to the kind of people the Bidens are.
- I really think that's a testament to what we believe in and what we set out to do as a team.
- So one could just deduce from that that they're putting up this razor wire, you know, as a testament to their faith.
- It's just an incredible testament to the power of community and the good nature of so many people.
- Although it is coming back now, which is testament to the resilience of the Greeks who are absolutely fantastic.
- I am a walking testament to the power of this system, this lineage of teachings that I now teach.
Examples
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We called it the Titan Project, and it was a testament to the limitless power of the human imagination.
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They've saved millions upon millions of lives and it's testament to human ingenuity that vaccines exist.
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And I think today is a testament to the fact that you were right.
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And it is a testament to everything that you brought to it.
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The guys I started with are a testament to that.
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The fact that you lost only nine men is a solid testament to you and your crew.
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Participation in the war effort would be a testament to one's membership in the American nation.
Academic text (2000) -
The fact that we are all still standing here is a testament to their heroism.
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Very few employees left Baogang after the reforms began, a testament to the success of attempts to change Baogang's behavior.
Academic text (1996) -
The success of that film is certainly a testament to the Russo brothers as a directing team.
Synonyms
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4.3
A sign that shows a fact or quality is real
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7.9
Official proof, often by signature or witness, that something is true
How Convincing
Surface Forms
Morphology
testament + to
The noun 'testament' carries the meaning 'a sign or proof' and the preposition 'to' simply marks the thing being evidenced, so the combined phrase means 'evidence of' in a directly compositional way. This follows ordinary English noun + preposition patterns and is mirrored in many languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Testament to comes from the old sense of testament as a person's will, the paper that shows what they owned or valued after they died. So when we call something a testament to a quality, we mean it is clear 'proof' or 'evidence' of that quality.