a lie has no legs »
You can't get away with a lie, the truth will always come out.
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acid test »
To test for the truth.
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am I right or am I right »
Rhetorical question from somebody who has stated what they consider to be an unassailable truth.
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be on to »
To figure out; to realize the truth.
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bend the truth »
To change or leave out certain facts of a story or situation, generally in order to elicit a specific response in the audience.
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blow smoke »
To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
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call a spade a spade »
To speak the truth; to say things as they really are.
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call on »
To correct; to point out an error or untruth.
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cross my heart »
A declaration that the speaker is telling the truth.
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darn tootin' »
Absolutely correct; speaking the truth.
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dog-eat-dog »
Harsh and ruthless.
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druther »
Would rather; would prefer to.
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druthers »
Wishes, preferences, or ways.
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economical with the truth »
Not telling the whole truth, especially in order to present a false image of a situation; untruthful; lying. Often used with sarcasm or satire.
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flat-earther »
A person who believes or advocates an outlandish, discredited theory; a person who refuses to acknowledge the truth despite overwhelming evidence.
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forked tongue »
The characteristic of deceptiveness; duplicity; untruthfulness.
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go to the mattresses »
To go to war; to use ruthless tactics; to act without restraint.
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home is where you hang your hat »
Rather than feeling nostalgic or sentimental, one should simply accept any place where one happens to reside as one's home.1948, Ruth L. Yorck, "D.P.
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honest injun »
A phrase used to emphasize the truth of something.
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in cold blood »
In a ruthless and unfeeling manner; premeditated and deliberate.
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in fact »
Actually, in truth.
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in vino veritas »
drunken folks speak truth, one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol
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kernel of truth »
A core accuracy at the heart of a claim or narrative which also contains dubious or fictitious elements.
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lie through one's teeth »
To tell a gross or egregious untruth.
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little pitchers have big ears »
Small children often overhear more of what is said than adults realize or desire.1844, Charlotte M. Yonge, Abbeychurch, ch. 2:Seeing me listening to something she was saying to Mamma, she turned round upon me with that odious proverb, "Little pitchers have long ears."1939, "Bedtime Bedlam," Time, 17 Apr.:A caution to U. S. parents, but a joy to radio merchandising, is the dread truth that little pitchers have big ears.2002, Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, ISBN 9780743455961, p. 185:I suppose he might say pushed or went woowoo, but took a shit is, I fear, very much in the ballpark (little pitchers have big ears, after all).
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moment of truth »
A deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.
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no holds barred »
Without reserve; in an especially ruthless or vicious manner.
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nugget of truth »
A small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.
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nugget of truth »
January 2008, Chicago Tribune - Clinton's Hispanic edge over Obama.
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play hardball »
To act rough and ruthless, especially in politics or business.
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pour out »
To talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.
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put one's money where one's mouth is »
More generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.
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speak with a forked tongue »
To speak deceptively; to be duplicitous or untruthful.
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sticking at nothing »
Being ruthless
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stretch the truth »
To exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.
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tell the truth »
To speak frankly.
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tell you the truth »
Used to positively assert the frank honesty of an associated statement of set of statements; equivalent to "to you tell the truth".
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them's the facts »
That's the truth, that's how it is; frequently used in reference to an unfortunate truth.
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to tell the truth »
An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated statement.
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truth be told »
Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.
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truth will out »
A mystery will always be solved, or a truth will always be discoveredTruth will eventually and inevitably be discovered.
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up front »
Open, honest; tending to disclose information; truthful.
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vouch for »
To affirm the truth or reliability of.
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win over »
To persuade someone, gain someone's support, or make someone understand the truth or validity of something.
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winkle out »
Tom managed to winkle the truth out of John eventually.
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wring out »
To force someone to give something, usually truth, or money.
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