Truth

tell truth

She didn’t have the courage to tell him the truth about his friend.

distort truth

Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth.

>Yes, it’s a well-known fact that some of them bend the truth to sell more copies.

face up to truth

You’ll have to face up to the truth some time. You’re just too old for this job. Why don’t you think just think about retiring?

expose truth

As a journalist it’s my job to uncover and expose the truth.

come out truth

I don’t think the truth about President Kennedy’s assassination will ever come out.

>I think you’re right. It’s all so long ago now. We’ll never know the truth now.

hide truth

Since I became a politician I have never tried to hide the truth about my past.

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The real reason people buy our paper is that it speaks the truth. (tell the truth)

Before we start blaming anyone, it’s important that we establish the truth about what went on. (find out the truth)

The police forced him into admitting the truth of what he had done. (tell the truth)

It will be difficult to discover the truth about her parents, but she is determined to leave no stone unturned. (find out the truth)

It was some time before I realized the truth about who my real parents were. (find out the truth)

The doctors thought it best not to reveal the truth to him until he was strong enough to deal with the news of his parents’ death. (tell the truth)

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honest truth

I didn’t take your pen! That’s the plain and honest truth!

whole truth

I don’t think you’re telling us the whole truth about what happened, are you?

sad truth

My father has always been independent but the sad truth is that, at 89, he’s no longer able to manage by himself.

painful truth

The truth may be painful, but there’s not much you can do about it!

moment of truth

The instructor gave me the controls. It was the moment of truth! Could I fly the plane myself?

quest of truth

Nothing will stop them in their quest for the truth. They will not be satisfied until they find out exactly how their son died in a police cell.

ring of truth

I’m inclined to believe Laura. Her story has a ring of truth about it.

distortion of the truth

The film was a gross distortion of the truth. It bore little resemblance to what actually happened.

scant regard for the truth

I wouldn’t trust him. He has scant regard for the truth. He will lie if he needs to.

 

Notes

• Note these ways of saying there is a small amount of truth in something:

A measure of truth                  a certain degree of truth

An element of truth                a grain of truth

• These mean there is no truth in something:

Don’t listen to her! There’s not a jot / an iota / a vestige / an ounce of truth in what she’s saying.

• Note this expression to introduce an idea:

To tell you the truth, it doesn’t really matter.

• To deny something:

Nothing could be further from the truth!

• ‘Home truths’ are ideas to bring someone back to reality:

It’s time someone told him a few home truths.