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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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.
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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
Domestic violence is one of the primary engines of tension, yet the film doesn’t know how to tell the truth about abuse without making light of it or mining it for artistic effect.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
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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
Domestic violence is one of the primary engines of tension, yet the film doesn’t know how to tell the truth about abuse without making light of it or mining it for artistic effect.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 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 3 May. 2025.
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