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Definition

Used to positively assert the frank honesty of an associated statement of set of statements; equivalent to "to tell the truth".

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In Context

  • "Then it sneezed. Considering what it was smelling, that was no surprise. Tell the truth, I'd gotten so used to the jof jof dung that I didn't notice it anymore."
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Related Idioms

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tell you the truth

Used to positively assert the frank honesty of an associated statement…

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to tell the truth

An attestation to the truthfulness and frankness of an associated stat…

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I can tell you

Emphasises the truth of a statement.

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tell it like it is

To speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.

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sneeze on the truth

To sneeze just after somebody says something, superstitiously believed…

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nugget of truth

A small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.
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