truth be told

idiom

—used to say that one is stating the truth

Truth be told, the food was pretty bad.

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“Truth be told.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truth%20be%20told. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.

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