to tell the truth

idiom

used to say that one is stating what one really thinks
I didn't really like the movie, to tell the truth.

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Angela, on the other hand, has no choice but to tell the truth about the trip. Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 5 May 2025 The real crux of the song is in the bridge part, about wanting to tell the truth so that what happened to you doesn't happen to someone else. Tricia Despres, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025 From its first broadcast in the months after Pearl Harbor, VOA promised to tell the truth, including American setbacks and criticism of U.S. policies and actions. Al Pessin, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2025 Helly took the chance to tell the truth about how they get tortured at work. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to tell the truth

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“To tell the truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20tell%20the%20truth. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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