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单词 truth
释义
truthtruth /truːθ/ ●●● S1 W2 noun Entry menu
MENU FOR truthtruth1 true facts2 being true3 important ideas4 in truth5 if (the) truth be known/told6 to tell (you) the truth7 nothing could be further from the truth8 the truth will out
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtruth
Origin:
Old English treowth ‘faithfulness’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Ellis explains how truth and freedom are linked.
  • fundamental truths about human nature
  • One of the basic truths about human beings is that we want our lives to have meaning.
  • Science is based around the search for truth.
  • There is no truth to the rumors about him being arrested.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the truth was that I could not do this kind of traveling alone.
  • But then another soundless glance brought home the truth.
  • But United Nations officials called for caution, saying a government investigation was necessary to discover the truth.
  • I could let it glow like truth in its own light.
  • There the truth may by now be known.
  • Whatever the truth, it is always convenient to blame outsiders for creating trouble.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen the real situation is different from what people think
especially spoken used to tell or ask someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different: · "Here's the $10 I owe you." "Actually, you owe me 20."· Did he actually hit you or just threaten you?· It turns out that one of the children I thought was a girl was actually a boy.
used to tell someone what the real situation is, when they think it is something different. Actually is more informal and is used more in conversation than in fact . Actually is also used more in questions than in fact . Actually is often used at the beginning of a sentence that answers a question, but in fact is not.: · He said it would be cheap but in fact it cost over £200.· No, I'm not offended at all. In fact, I'm glad you asked the question.in actual fact/in point of fact: · They seem to think that building a new road will improve the traffic problem, whereas in point of fact it will make it worse.· There are almost 200,000 possible combinations of symbols. In actual fact, only a small number of these are used.
spoken used to say what the truth is, especially because something about the situation may make people believe something that is wrong: · He failed his tests, but he's quite a bright guy, really.· Are you sure she's really a lawyer? She doesn't act like one.· They're asking £600,000 for the house. That's more than it's really worth.
used to introduce the second part of a statement when you want to show that the first part is not true or exact: · It seems like just yesterday, but in reality it was five years ago.· Nowadays owning a car may appear to be a necessity, but in reality it isn't.· They say that the economy is already coming out of the recession, but the reality is that there has been no improvement at all.the reality of the situation is: · The reality of the situation is that by sending drug users to jail, the government may be discouraging people from seeking treatment.
used to show what the real truth or fact is in a situation, when this is surprising or different from what people believed was true: · The truth was that she did not enjoy getting together with the rest of her family.· The fact is he was murdered. He didn't commit suicide at all.· I may make it all look easy, but the truth is I work very hard.
used to show the difference between what is supposed to happen according to a rule or law, and what does happen: · Teenagers are not allowed to drink in bars, but in practice they often do.· Economic predictions are highly theoretical. It's what they mean in practice that is important.in theory ... in practice: · The law seemed like a good idea in theory, but in practice it has proved far too expensive.
used to show what really happens, even though this was not clear from what was said or done: · Foreign companies have been effectively running the country for decades.· Management seems to be saying, in effect, that if we don't like the offer, we can all quit.
to admit something that you feel embarrassed or ashamed about
· "I've always hated flying," Lisa confessed.admit/confess (that) · She admits that she occasionally bets on horses.· Dave confessed he didn't visit his parents as often as he should.admit/confess (to) doing something · Monica admitted playing rather badly in her last match. · He confesses to being afraid of the dark.I must admit/confess (=say this when you do not know something or cannot do something ) · I must admit I was never very good at dancing.· I don't really like kids, I must confess.
say this when you admit something that other people might disagree with or disapprove of: · "What do you think of John?" "To be honest, I don't like him at all."· To tell the truth, I wasn't really listening to what everyone was saying.· To be perfectly honest, I don't think she should have married him.
when something seems likely to be true
if a story, explanation etc is believable , you can believe it because it seems possible or likely: · The plot is believable, but the characters aren't very interesting.· Hardly anything they put on the news programs these days is believable.
a convincing explanation, argument, reason etc seems likely to be true: · I didn't find any of their arguments very convincing.· There is no convincing evidence that the tax cut will produce new jobs.
something that is plausible seems reasonable and likely to be true, even though it may actually be untrue - use this especially about an explanation, excuse, or idea: · His explanation sounds fairly plausible to me.· I need to think of a plausible excuse for not going to the meeting.
something that is credible can be believed because it seems likely or because you trust the person who is saying it: · Her story is completely credible - she doesn't usually exaggerate.· The complaint would be more credible if he could remember more specific details.
a story or explanation that has a ring of truth contains something that makes you believe it, even though it does not at first seem true: · I don't really trust her, but some of what she says has a ring of truth.· Lies by their nature have a ring of truth - otherwise, people wouldn't believe them.
to speak honestly
to be honest in what you say: · He wouldn't believe that I was telling the truth.· When you testify in court, you have to swear to tell the truth.tell somebody the truth: · Tell me the truth - does this dress make me look fat?
spoken say this before giving your honest opinion, especially when your opinion may sound unkind or surprising: · To be honest, I don't really like babies.· I wish I'd never met him, to be quite honest.· To be honest with you, I never expected him to get the job.· In all honesty, I've got no idea where she's living now.
spoken you say to be frank or frankly before giving your honest opinion, especially when your opinion may sound unkind or shocking : · To be frank, George isn't very good at the job.· Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.· Well, frankly, I think this proves that there are a lot of people making laws in this country who don't really know what they're doing.
to be honest with someone, especially when they have asked you to give them the correct story, reason etc: · I promise I won't get angry. Just level with me and tell me what happened.· I'm going to level with you - some of the other managers don't think you're ready for a promotion.
to be honest and give someone all the facts about a situation, even if they are unpleasant: · I told her straight that she was wrong. · The people who report to me have to be willing to tell it like it is.
to say exactly what you think even if it offends people: · She believes in speaking her mind, which makes her very unpopular.· Larry isn't afraid to speak his mind, even in front of the boss.
to say what you think in a way that you know might offend other people: · Helmut didn't mince any words in his criticism of the department.
to say exactly what you think about someone or something, especially in a situation where other people would be more polite: · Why not call a spade a spade and say that she's incompetent, if that's what you're thinking.
to speak honestly about someone or something, especially when you are criticizing them, without thinking about their feelings: · Rollins pulled no punches in his memoir, especially when writing about the political system.
to say or write something that is not true
to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: · I looked at her face and just knew that she was lying.lie to: · Don't lie to me! I know where you were last night.lie about: · Movie stars always lie about their age.lie through your teeth (=to deliberately say something that is completely untrue, in a way that makes other people angry or upset): · "The witness was lying through his teeth," said Davis, "and should be charged with perjury."
to deliberately tell someone something that is not true: · The guy's always telling lies.· Are you accusing me of telling lies?· The boys tell lies to get each other into trouble.tell somebody a lie: · Of course it's true. I wouldn't tell you a lie.
British if someone, especially a child, tells tales , they tell lies about someone else, in order to make you believe that the other person has behaved badly: · Daisy Venables, you naughty girl, have you been telling tales again?tell tales on: · According to the children, telling tales on each other was as bad as cheating.
also tell porkies British informal to tell lies, especially ones that are not very important - used especially by children: · Now, Martin, you mustn't tell fibs.· His mother says that he sometimes tells fibs.
to tell a lie - especially one that is not very important: · When she asked if they wanted to stay for tea, Larry fibbed and said they had a few errands to run.fib about: · He fibbed about his age.
especially British to not tell the whole truth about something - use this in a humorous way to say indirectly that someone is lying: · Don't you feel like you're being a bit economical with the truth here?· Leonard had, as he put it, been "economical with the truth" at times.
the crime of telling a lie in a court of law when you have promised to tell the truth: commit perjury: · Do you realise that by lying to the court you have committed perjury?charge somebody with perjury: · Both witnesses are accused of giving false evidence and will likely be charged with perjury.find somebody guilty of perjury: · Hall was found guilty of perjury and obstruction of justice.
the true information or facts about something
: the truth about · We may never know the truth about what really happened to Marilyn Monroe.· Scientists believe they are close to finding out the truth about the origins of the universe.the truth is (that) · The truth is that the idea of having kids terrifies him.the simple/plain truth (=the truth about something, especially when this is unpleasant) · The simple truth is that I just don't love him anymore.the truth comes out (=the truth becomes known) · Nixon tried to cover up the burglary, but the truth had to come out in the end.
a true piece of information about something: · The most important thing is to find out what the facts are and put the scandal behind us.· Gentry still owed Mr Tilly $7,000, a fact he failed to mention when he was arrested.fact that: · It is a fact that the world is round.hard facts (=definite facts that cannot be argued with): · You need to back up your theory with one or two hard facts.
important facts or principles about life, the world etc that are always true in all situations: · Science is based around the search for truth.· Ellis explains how truth and freedom are linked.· fundamental truths about human nature
British facts about someone which are unpleasant for them to know but are true: · It's about time someone told that woman a few home truths.
definitely true
definitely true, so that no one could argue or disagree about it: · The fact that she was intelligent was undeniable.it is undeniable that: · It is undeniable that Africa is a very different place to what it was fifty years ago.indisputable evidence/proof etc: · The evidence against her appears indisputable.· Researchers were hoping that the rock samples would give them indisputable proof of life on Mars.
use this to emphasize that something is definitely true: · When I was at school I thought that everything my teachers told me was the gospel truth.· Many myths about pregnancy are repeated as if they were gospel.
when something is true
something that is true is based on real facts and was not invented or imagined: · Everything I have told you is true.· At first I couldn't believe it was really true.· The movie is based on a true story.· If the rumours are true, we may all have a new boss by the end of the month.it is true (that): · It's true that our schools have suffered in the past from a lack of funding, but we are changing that.
to be true: · There's no way I can do any more work than I do now, and that's the truth.· We think that what she says is the truth -- she probably didn't intend to steal the money.
use this to say that something that is true about one person or group is also true about another one: · We encourage the kids in the program to work together, and the same thing goes for the adults too.· There are some bad teachers in state schools, but the same thing goes for private schools as well.
use this to emphasize that something is definitely true: it is a fact that: · It is a fact that more children in this country die in road accidents than from any other cause.
if a situation is the case , that is the way the situation truly is: it is the case that: · It used to be the case that British industry was plagued by strikes, but this is no longer true.as is often/usually the case: · The doctor prescribed drugs for the child, as is often the case with this illness.· He thinks I'm complaining about nothing, but that's just not the case.
a truthful answer or statement contains no lies: · Our citizens have a right to expect truthful reports from their government.· Justice Department officials who reviewed his statement found it to be truthful.
descriptions, information, or numbers that are accurate are based on facts, do not contain mistakes, and tell you exactly what is happening: · Greene gives a remarkably accurate description of life in Saigon in the early '50s.· I think your assessment of the current economic situation is pretty accurate.
ideas that are valid are based on what is true and reasonable, and should be accepted or considered seriously: · This may not be a valid conclusion - we haven't tested it thoroughly yet.· Many of Rousseau's ideas are just as valid today as they were in the 18th century.· The government still hasn't produced a valid argument in favour of its policies on immigration.
only partly true, not completely true
· This statement is partly true, but it leaves out some important facts.· The stories were easy to believe because they were partially true.
spoken use this to say that something is partly true: · Do you think there's any truth to these rumours?· There's some truth in the old belief that carrots are good for the eyesight.
British /there's something to something American spoken use this to say that there is some value or truth in an idea or statement, even if most of it seems unlikely or untrue: · The more I study astrology, the more I'm convinced that there could be something in it.· There might just be something to what she's been teaching.
if you say there is an element or grain of truth in a story or an explanation, you mean that there is a little truth in it: · Most myths have a grain of truth in them.· There's an element of truth in what he says, but the conclusions he comes to are rubbish.
to say what is true
to say what really happened or what the true situation is: · Nobody believes me, even though I'm the only one telling the truth!tell somebody the truth: · You should have told him the truth.· Just tell me the truth - did he give you the letter or not?
someone who is truthful says what is true and does not tell lies: · Lucy's normally an extremely truthful little girl.truthful (with somebody) about: · I've always been truthful with him about my other boyfriends.
spoken say this when you want to be honest about something, even if it is something unpleasant that other people may not like: · To tell the truth I'll be glad when the kids are back at school.to tell you the truth: · I'm not really in the mood for going out. To tell you the truth, I'd rather stay in and watch TV.
to tell the truth about things that really happened and not invent things or give your opinions: · Witnesses were asked to stick to the facts and leave aside all emotion and sentiment.· "In my opinion, she was going to meet her lover." "Could you just stick to the facts, please."
when what someone says is not true
: it's/that's not true · "No one ever helps me." "That's not true."· You're believing what Mike's saying and it's just not true, he doesn't have a clue what's happening.it is not true that · It is not true that all women want to go out to work.
not true. Untrue is more formal than not true: · The report has proven this information to be untrue.it is untrue that: · It is untrue that the college broke the terms of the contract.completely/totally/absolutely/simply untrue: · The interviewer made it sound like I thought it was okay to hit a woman, which is totally untrue.
not true or not correct: · He gave a false name and address to the police.· The article gives a totally false impression of life in Russia today.· Decide whether these statements are true or false.· Her claims of being able to recall past lives were later proved false.
if what someone says or believes is happening is not the case , it is not happening and what they say or believe is not true: · Recent reports suggest that violent crime is increasing, but this is simply not the case.· People think if kids are aware of a particular brand or ad campaign, they'll buy the product, but that's not the case.
if there is no truth in or to something that has been said or written, it is completely untrue: · There is no truth in the rumour that Collins and his wife are about to divorce.· Robinson says there is no truth to the reports that he is ready to resign.
misleading information or statements make people believe something that is not true, especially by not giving them all the facts: · The holiday brochure is deliberately misleading, because the hotels it shows are not the ones you actually stay in.· These statistics give a misleading impression of what is happening to the economy.
if an explanation, story etc does not ring true , it does not seem to be true even though you are not quite sure why you think it is untrue: · There was something odd about her story, something that didn't ring true.· One of the jurors said that Hill's explanation just didn't ring true.
: trumped-up charge/accusation/case etc something someone says, a legal case etc that is false and has been invented, especially in order to harm someone else for political purposes: · He had been arrested by the secret police on trumped-up charges of spying.· Zola believed that the case against Dreyfus was trumped-up and utterly false.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· It’s better to tell the truth.
· He always spoke the truth, whether it was popular or not.
· At last I knew the truth about my father’s death.
· She was determined to find out the truth.
· When she learns the truth, she may decide to help us.
informal (=discover the truth)· The police will eventually get to the truth of the matter.
· She’d promised never to reveal the truth.
· Our pride kept us from admitting the truth.
· The book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking.
(=make someone tell you the truth)· I’ll get the truth out of her, whatever it takes!
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + truth
· Investors should have been told the whole truth.
(=the truth, with nothing added, left out, or hidden)· The simple truth is that there isn’t enough money to pay for it.
(=something that is true but that you regret)· She still misses him, and that’s the sad truth.
· She could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth.
(=used to emphasize that you are telling the truth)· We never came here to steal anything, and that’s the honest truth.
(=the complete truth)· Don’t take everything she says as the gospel truth.
phrases
· The truth of the matter is that we don’t know what really happened.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘say the truth’. Say tell the truth.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 Eventually the truth emerged.
 There is a grain of truth in all folklore and legend.
 It’s time someone told him a few home truths.
 There may be a kernel of truth in what he says.
· We won’t be able to keep the painful truth from the children.
 I don’t know, and that’s the plain truth.
· The sad truth is that the new law will not deter criminals.
· ‘I’m telling you the truth,’ she persisted.
 a universal truth
 The unpalatable truth is that the team isn’t getting any better.
 It was months before the whole truth came out.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The value of the political talks so far has been to expose three basic truths.· Communism forgot that basic truth and the system collapsed.· There is a basic truth in his assertion, for before his time the use of marble was rare in Roman architecture.· What have been taught as their basic truths seem no longer to hold.· Another over-eager cat has discovered one of the basic truths of garden life: never try to kill a toad.· Such leaders understand very basic truths about human beings.· And if religion was rational, and basic truths were plain, what justification could there be for compulsion?· It is only the basic spiritual truths which surface time and again, expressed through different idioms.
· Even Plato was closer to the truth than you and yours, Gilbert.· They can get closer to the truth.· The latter would seem to be closer to the truth.
· Anselm carried into politics his search for an eternal order of truth and justice, unshakeable and subject to no alteration.· I simply thought this was an inviolate, eternal truth.· Secondly, their eyes are on eternal truth, of which each party deems itself the sole defender.
· Emotionally, nothing could be further from the truth.· Nothing could be further from the truth, and, indeed, that is where lies the whole trouble with modern living.· Nothing was further from the truth.· It is important to remember that nothing could be further from the truth.· If so, he couldn't be further from the truth.· I thought I would have plenty of other opportunities but nothing could have been further from the truth.
· The plain truth was that he hadn't witnessed what was going on behind him.· The whole place was undeniably fouled; but there was another plain truth which was worse than this: she was home.· In one way, the plain, unvarnished truth.· That is not a metaphor, it is the plain truth.· But the plain truth is that we can not say what was really done for the children or what the results were.· But they contain more plain truth than he is able to recognise.
· But the sad truth is that words are all that Labour has while the Tories rule.· The dates reflect a sad truth.· The sad truth is that the average collector is unlikely to recover more than the most fragmentary remains of dinosaurs.· The sad truth is that this source of power is already nearly tapped out.· The sad truth is to tackle these subjects you have to be more than just willing, you have to be shite-hot.· The sad truth is that conservatives flagrantly and lasciviously Frenchkissed those elements.· The sad truth is that doctors who spend careers in research may forgo huge incomes from private practice.· The sad truth is that Rosewood was not an isolated incident.
· Even so, it took me till I got to my own house to realise the very simple truth.· The simple truths according to Marx and Lenin are now crowded by doubts.· No-one wanted to believe the simple truth.· And once again, the extraordinarily simple underlying truths about this problem have been obscured by political bombast.· The simple truth is you don't need to know that much to find your way around.· One of the simplest truths about history is that progress is not linear.· Certainly it misses the simple truth of patience.· John Arlott's armour was his honest thought and simple truth.
· What Turing showed is that this is not a universal truth.· Awareness becomes heightened, and everyday domestic dramas unfold into staggering universal truths.· Yet we find it difficult to take these definitive events and state categorically that they are universal truths for women engineers.· A universal truth has to be digested and made part of our thinking and understanding.· He was about to learn a universal truth of professional journalism.
· Telling the whole truth about the Ayr salmon, rather than letting me off the hook, only improved the tale.· That happens to be the whole truth.· All true, but not the whole truth.· In ethics cases, it means the truth is never the whole truth and nothing but the truth.· If you choose me then you have to tell me the whole truth - who your accomplice is.· At the center, however, we were determined to tell the whole truth from first to last.· Few biologists doubt that this is part of the truth, but is it the whole truth?· Rather, he is acting from a deep sense of respect for the whole truth.
NOUN
· In the second extract he might have been risking telling a home truth to his government.· Maybe we should listen to our friends when they tell us a few home truths.· Expect home truths from a youngster or relative on Sunday.· She'd tell him a few home truths about his condescending, heartless, authoritarian attitude.· Tells the Collective Wisdom home truths.· It was more in the field of sport that the unwelcome home truths were thrust into my face.· It is not a particularly good book and Niki despises it, but it does have some home truths in it.· He toyed with telling her a few home truths, but then decided it would do no good.
VERB
· They believed that for once the truth should be told about the difficult life Diana has led and, for the most part, still leads.· He believes the truth gets blurred when entertainment takes over the news, as it has.· But again Hal believed it for the truth.· No one would believe the truth even if you put their nose right up to it.· The great error, his critics asserted, was to believe that veracity was truth.
· I later discovered the truth of the Goring matter from Masko.· My admiration for him was in proportion to the effort that had been necessary to discover the truth.· The full inquests will be heard in May at the earliest, with families hoping at last to discover the truth.· The root of materialism is probably a firm commitment to empirical scientific method as the only reliable way to discover truth.· It was Verhencamp who discovered the truth - female anis throw each other's eggs out of the nest.
· If we had more courage at Goodison in facing up to the truth unpalatable though it may be things might begin to improve.· It was a thing of a different sort to face the truth.· Humane destruction is not easy to face, but fear of the unknown is often far worse than facing the truth.· Sometimes folks have to face ugly, nasty truths about themselves.· Suddenly, she felt lighter of heart, ready to face the truth she had long denied herself.· The long incubation period means that no Third World country has yet faced the full truth of what is to come.· In his view Fraser had delayed because he didn't want to face the truth.
· Such is the site of Callanish for the golden eagle and in its circle all may find strength and truth.· Its charge is to find the truth in sweeping allegations of beatings and rapes.· He soon became aware of pro-communist bias in subjects like history and wondered how he could find the real truth.· He says the compulsion of scientists to find the absolute truth can lead to a kind of intellectual tyranny.· Mr. Pollard says a complete overhaul of the system is needed, to establish guilt and innocence and find the truth.· But he finds strength in that truth and uses it to his advantage.· She was determined to find out the truth and act on it.· Washington reporters could find out the truth.
· He knew Athelstan spoke the truth.· None of the other doctors had ever talked to her that plainly, but she knew the truth when she heard it.· We still do not know the full story of Brixton; therefore, we do not know the truth.· Although the emperor was mightily embarrassed when he realized he was parading naked, he preferred knowing the truth.· Something may be wrong but only one or two may know the truth.· A few days later everyone knew the chilling truth.· To know that he knew the truth at last.· Only the person who wishes to know truth and life should then leave the land and go to the sea.
· It was because they are afraid of the public learning the truth about Labour's taxation policies.· How can a business or agency learn to tell the truth about its identity, its collective attitudes, and its actions?· She adored her and still does because she's never learned the truth.· She also wants to learn the truth about whether Matt really is guilty of slaughtering two teenage lovers after raping the girl.· Oddy did not know the stolen items were for presents and was sorry to learn the truth, Mr Furness added.· There is suffering and tragedy in this quirky love story as Toshi learns the truth of his parents' past.· Jane was horrified when she learned the truth.· Former President George Bush learned this painful truth four years ago.
· Shouldn't it be the people who have as their driving force the desire to reveal truths about human life?· You know about my father: Scripture is revealed truth.· But the Stone finds ways and means of revealing the truth to guide moles forward.· Clear-thinking organizations rely on cost justification to reveal these truths, even if they run counter to current plans and conventional wisdom.· But in the end Mrs Pegler is unwillingly forced to reveal the truth.· Surface appearances, however, reveal only surface truths.· Next week we could be warning, exposing, or revealing the truth about anything from holidays to your spring bulbs.· Luther met Predestination as revealed truth: Calvin treated it as a mathematical formula and deduced the results.
· It will speak the truth and straighten the record.· She begged, Who are you, sufferer, that speak the truth To one who suffers?· But the voice that had spoken waited, as if it knew that eventually Creggan would speak the truth.· Chen knew I spoke the truth.· Sylvie had raved, raved with that undertow of intensity which always made her seem to be speaking the truth.· Will escapes the man but suspects that he spoke the truth.· Nevertheless, Owen thought he might be speaking the truth.· I speak the truth, yes?
· If you do then tell me the truth.· Erik maintains he is merely telling the truth.· But what then is the difference between being told the truth and being shown it, and does the difference really matter?· I expect you to tell me the truth.· To tell the truth, I continued to use the stick for longer than was strictly necessary.· You want us to tell the truth?· He remembered clearly that Murray had asked if he had any mail, and his instinct was to tell the truth.· Raise take home pay. Tell the truth.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • A bit like Mrs Riley, to tell the truth.
  • But to tell the truth, for a long time I've been slightly lost as a dealer.
  • Did people not trust me to tell the truth?
  • He bathed a lot and never smelled even alive, to tell the truth.
  • I don't know a great deal about flowers, to tell the truth.
  • They must learn how to tell the truth and listen.
  • We had a pretty good time I suppose, but to tell the truth I didn't feel like a party much.
  • You want us to tell the truth?
► nothing could be further from the truth► the truth will out
  • I didn't steal the money and that's the truth.
  • Nixon tried to cover up the burglary, but the truth had to come out in the end.
  • Scientists believe they are close to finding out the truth about the origins of the universe.
  • The truth is that the idea of having kids terrifies him.
  • The simple truth is that I just don't love him anymore.
  • We may never know the truth about what really happened to Marilyn Monroe.
  • In truth, the two brothers really did care for each other.
  • After all, I am not so different from anyone else, if the truth be known.
  • He could never, if the truth were told, stand against his wife.
  • He looked lonely, if the truth were told.
  • I bet they did it worse than us if the truth was known.
  • I puzzle a lot, if the truth be known.
  • I suppose if the truth was known, I was narked at being pushed around.
  • Nearly thirteen and a half if the truth be known.
  • You'd rather have a day out at York racecourse than at Headingley if truth were known, wouldn't you?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • And the truth was - the bald truth was - Lori was crazy about him.
  • Historians do not make bald statements and always attempt to substantiate their point.
  • The bald truth is he did the wrong thing, but perhaps he had some of the right reasons.
  • The account relied more heavily on innuendo than bald statement but the message was clear.
  • We recognised that the bald statement in the preceding paragraph requires amplification.
  • More serious still is her unfortunate tendency to bend the truth.
  • They don't just bend the truth, they simply reverse it.
  • Unless very few ladies account for most male conquests, that suggests we all bend the truth.
  • Do not be downcast that you have been economical with the truth.
  • He thought I had been economical with the truth.
  • In insisting that no changes had been made to the original plan, his team was being economical with the truth.
  • In view of the Warc footnote, this statement seems to have been economical with the truth.
  • Members of his profession are often economical with the truth.
  • I like the element of risk.
  • If Weaver had been watching as Liz Spalding had been smuggled into the house, then the element of surprise was lost.
  • It contains a major element of truth, even if it is not precisely the truth which its originators intended.
  • The element of risk gave it an added excitement.
  • There is an element of truth in all of these.
  • There were elements of truth in this critique, Jim supposed.
  • Web browsers, once limited to displaying text and graphics and downloading files, have created an entirely new element of risk.
  • What I do is count on the element of surprise.
► eternal truths
  • A lot of people think soufflés are hard to make. Nothing could be further from the truth.
  • They say he is a spy, but nothing could be further from the truth.
  • For the fact of the matter is, all the fight has been taken out of Blue.
  • The moment of truth came when I tasted the sauce.
  • A-level students reach the moment of truth.
  • An interesting study, this, of the varying techniques with which different men approached the moment of truth.
  • And so the moment of truth.
  • However, after a few weeks, cinema audiences dropped dramatically and the moment of truth arrived.
  • Is this the moment of truth, he wrote, or the greatest temptation?
  • It has become conscious of its history, and is approaching the moment of truth.
  • They felt sure that at the moment of truth in the polling booth most voters will consider their wallets.
  • This is the moment of truth for the Lions the six build-up provincial games can be forgotten.
  • And that's the naked truth Yes that's the naked truth.
  • Lonrho itself is authority for the view that pursuit of naked self-interest by criminal means can never amount to conspiracy.
  • Revealed ... the naked truth about Paul McCartney.
  • The aristocracy of this period has been castigated for its naked self-interest and expediency.
  • With their banshee wails, squalling guitars and naked aggression, they are baring their souls and they are angry.
  • Anyone with an ounce of sense knows that results depend on factors other than staff efficiency. - T. Baines, Oxford.
► murder/the truth etc will out!► not a particle of truth/evidence etc
  • Reporters sometimes stretch the facts to catch a reader's eye.
  • I'm not sure how he did it, to tell you the truth.
  • To tell you the truth, I can't stand Sandy's cooking.
  • A bit like Mrs Riley, to tell the truth.
  • But to tell the truth, for a long time I've been slightly lost as a dealer.
  • Did people not trust me to tell the truth?
  • He bathed a lot and never smelled even alive, to tell the truth.
  • I don't know a great deal about flowers, to tell the truth.
  • They must learn how to tell the truth and listen.
  • We had a pretty good time I suppose, but to tell the truth I didn't feel like a party much.
  • You want us to tell the truth?
Word family
WORD FAMILYadverbtrulytruthfully ≠ untruthfullytruenountruth ≠ untruthtruthfulnessadjectivetrue ≠ untruetruthful ≠ untruthful
1true facts the truth the true facts about something, rather than what is untrue, imagined, or guessed OPP  lie, falsehood, untruth:  How do we know you’re telling us the truth?truth about She hoped to find out the truth about her family.truth behind We’ll never know the truth behind what happened.2being true [uncountable] the state or quality of being truetruth in There was some truth in the accusations.grain/element of truth (=small amount of truth) There wasn’t a grain of truth in what he said. There was an element of truth (=a small amount of truth) in what he said. There is no truth in the rumour.3important ideas [countable usually plural] formal an important fact or idea that is accepted as being true:  The experience has taught us some basic truths.an unhappy/unpleasant/unwelcome truth (=an unpleasant or disappointing fact) It is in his interest to hide unhappy truths about his agency’s performance.4in truth in fact SYN  really:  Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.5if (the) truth be known/told used when telling someone the real facts about a situation, or your real opinion:  If the truth be known, I felt a little left out at school.6to tell (you) the truth spoken used when giving your personal opinion or admitting something:  To tell the truth, I was frightened to death.7nothing could be further from the truth used to say that something is definitely not true8the truth will out old-fashioned used to say that even if you try to stop people from knowing something, they will find out in the end → half-truth, home truth, → the moment of truth at moment(16)COLLOCATIONSverbstell the truth· It’s better to tell the truth.speak the truth· He always spoke the truth, whether it was popular or not.know the truth· At last I knew the truth about my father’s death.find out/discover/uncover the truth· She was determined to find out the truth.learn the truth· When she learns the truth, she may decide to help us.get at/to the truth informal (=discover the truth)· The police will eventually get to the truth of the matter.reveal the truth· She’d promised never to reveal the truth.accept/admit the truth· Our pride kept us from admitting the truth.be/come close to the truth· The book comes a little too close to the truth for their liking.get the truth out of somebody (=make someone tell you the truth)· I’ll get the truth out of her, whatever it takes!ADJECTIVES/NOUN + truththe whole/full truth· Investors should have been told the whole truth.the simple/plain/naked truth (=the truth, with nothing added, left out, or hidden)· The simple truth is that there isn’t enough money to pay for it.the sad/painful truth (=something that is true but that you regret)· She still misses him, and that’s the sad truth.the awful/terrible/dreadful etc truth· She could not bring herself to tell them the awful truth.the honest truth (=used to emphasize that you are telling the truth)· We never came here to steal anything, and that’s the honest truth.the gospel truth (=the complete truth)· Don’t take everything she says as the gospel truth.phrasesthe truth of the matter· The truth of the matter is that we don’t know what really happened.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘say the truth’. Say tell the truth.
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