After two dismal seasons, the players on this team feel they have something to prove.
He was as famous as he wanted to be, and felt he no longer had anything to prove.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
have something to prove — have a point to prove phrase to try to show people how good, strong, intelligent etc you are because you think they do not realize it The team felt they had something to prove and played brilliantly. Thesaurus: to boast or show offsynonym… … Useful english dictionary
have something to prove — or have a point to prove to try to show people how good, strong, intelligent etc you are because you think they do not realize it The team felt they had something to prove and played brilliantly … English dictionary
prove — [ pruv ] (past participle proved or prov|en [ pruvn ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to provide evidence that shows that something is true: prove (that): You have to prove you are sorry for what you ve done. prove someone s innocence/guilt: He is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
have a point to prove — have something to prove or have a point to prove to try to show people how good, strong, intelligent etc you are because you think they do not realize it The team felt they had something to prove and played brilliantly … English dictionary
prove */*/*/ — UK [pruːv] / US [pruv] verb Word forms prove : present tense I/you/we/they prove he/she/it proves present participle proving past tense proved past participle proved or proven UK [ˈpruːv(ə)n] / UK [ˈprəʊv(ə)n] / US [ˈpruv(ə)n] 1) a) [transitive]… … English dictionary
prove — W1S2 [pru:v] v past tense proved past participle proved or proven [ˈpru:vən] especially AmE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show something is true)¦ 2¦(be)¦ 3 prove yourself/prove something (to somebody) 4 prove yourself (to be) something 5 what is s … Dictionary of contemporary English
prove*/*/*/ — [pruːv] (past participle proved proven [ˈpruːv(ə)n] ; [ˈprəʊv(ə)n] ) verb 1) [T] to provide evidence that shows that something is true He is still fighting to prove his innocence.[/ex] You have to prove you are sorry for what you ve done.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
have — 1 strong, auxiliary verb past tense had, strong, third person singularpresent tense has; strong, negative short forms: haven t, hadn t, hasn t 1 used with the past participle of another verb to make the perfect tense of that verb: We have… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
something — some|thing [ sʌmθıŋ ] pronoun *** 1. ) used for referring to a thing, idea, fact, etc. when you do not know or say exactly what it is: I could smell something burning. Carl said something about an operation. Whenever she sees something that she… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prove — [[t]pru͟ːv[/t]] ♦♦ proves, proving, proved, proven (The forms proved and proven can both be used as a past participle.) 1) V LINK If something proves to be true or to have a particular quality, it becomes clear after a period of time that it is… … English dictionary
