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单词 home truth
释义

home truth

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noun

an indisputable fact or basic truth, especially one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment.

Origin of home truth

First recorded in 1705–15

Words nearby home truth

home study, homestyle, “Home, Sweet Home”, home teacher, hometown, home truth, home unit, home video, homeward, homeware, Homewood
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Example sentences from the Web for home truth

  • She took my hand in hers as if she wanted to compensate for this home-truth by her light touch upon it.

    The Magic Skin|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for home truth

home truth

noun

(often plural) an unpleasant fact told to a person about himself
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with home truth

home truth

A key or basic truth, especially one that is discomforting to acknowledge. For example, It's time you told a few home truths here, such as where your campaign finances actually came from. This expression uses home in the sense of “the very heart of a matter.” [c. 1700]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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