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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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le vrai peut quelquefois n'être pas vraisemblableTruth is stranger than fiction.Rate it:

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limber upto stretch; stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, as before exerciseRate it:

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little pitchers have big earsSmall 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).Rate it:

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man is the measure of all thingsthe doctrine that all knowledge is subjective, being derived from observations made by humans, and there can be no objective truthRate it:

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moment of truthA deciding instant; the time when a test determines or makes it apparent whether something will succeed.Rate it:

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nothing can be separated.Eternal Truth.Rate it:

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nugget of truthJanuary 2008, Chicago Tribune - Clinton's Hispanic edge over Obama.Rate it:

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nugget of truthA small amount of truth in a generally untrue statement.Rate it:

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once the toothpaste is out of the tube!Once the story is revealed, once the truth in the matter is revealed, the result is nothing can be reversed, the exposure is cast in stone.Rate it:

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pierce the veilTo see through an illusion or find a hidden meaning, to see the truth within a lie.Rate it:

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polite fictionA social scenario in which all participants are aware of a truth, but pretend to believe in some alternative version of events to avoid conflict or embarrassment.Rate it:

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porrigi ad septentrionesto stretch northwards.Rate it:

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pour outTo talk volubly and deeply. Usually implies telling the truth.Rate it:

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proxime ad verum accedereto be very near the truth.Rate it:

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put lipstick on a pigMaking superficial or cosmetic changes in a futile attempt to hide the ugly truth of something.Rate it:

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put one's money where one's mouth isMore generally, to take an obvious stake in the truth of a claim that one is making.Rate it:

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put that in your pipe and smoke itUsed after stating something surprising or undesired, to emphasize its truth. Also used after refuting an argument. Sometimes an adjective is inserted before pipe.Rate it:

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re (vera), reapse (opp. specie)in truth; really.Rate it:

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Read Between the LinesTo discern the reality, or the hidden truth from something such as a fact or documentRate it:

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right fightersomeone who fights for truth, justice and what is right often to the exclusion of or above all else; someone who tries to win arguments even if it hurts othersRate it:

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ring of truthA phrase or story or comment that may only have a portion of truth to it.Rate it:

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s'étirer les jambesto stretch one's legsRate it:

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se dégourdir les jambesTo stretch one’s legs; To go out for a run.Rate it:

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see intoTo perceive the truth about, especially of future events.Rate it:

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squeeze inTo force in, stretch something to make something larger fit.Rate it:

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straight goodsThe truth; the facts.Rate it:

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stretchTo pull tight.Rate it:

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stretchTo stretch the truth; to exaggerate.Rate it:

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stretchTo lengthen by pulling.Rate it:

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stretchTo lengthen when pulled.Rate it:

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stretchTo get more use than expected from a limited resource.Rate it:

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stretchTo make inaccurate by exaggeration.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.Rate it:

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stretchTo extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's musclesRate it:

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stretchTo extend to a limit pointRate it:

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stretchTo increase.Rate it:

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stretchTo sail by the wind under press of canvas.Rate it:

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stretch limolong carRate it:

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stretch of the imaginationUsed to ​describe things that are ​definitely not ​possible or ​correct.Rate it:

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stretch one's legsTo walk about, especially after prolonged time sitting or lying down.Rate it:

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stretch outTo lie fully extended.Rate it:

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stretch outTo fully extend a part of the body.Rate it:

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stretch the truthTo exaggerate, often to the point where the truth is obscured or lost.Rate it:

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tell it like it isTo speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation.Rate it:

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tell the truthTo speak frankly.Rate it:

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tell you the truthUsed to positively assert the frank honesty of an associated statement of set of statements; equivalent to "to you tell the truth".Rate it:

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tenuous relationship with the truthliarRate it:

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that’s about the size of itThat is the truth of the matter; that sums it up -Said to confirm a person’s assessment of a situationRate it:

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the reality isThe truth isRate it:

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