truth be told
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Ellipsis of if the truth should be told.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Interjection[edit]
- (idiomatic) Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.
- Synonyms: admittedly, frankly, to be honest, to tell the truth, truth to tell; see also Thesaurus:actually
- I'm not sure if I can do this, truth be told.
- Actually, truth be told, I just don't like you.
- 2006, V For Vendetta (movie adaptation)
- Well, certainly there are those who are more responsible than others - and they will be held accountable - but again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.
- 2023 March 15, Kevin Roose, “GPT-4 Is Exciting and Scary”, in The New York Times[1]:
- When I opened my laptop on Tuesday to take my first run at GPT-4, the new artificial intelligence language model from OpenAI, I was, truth be told, a little nervous.
Translations[edit]
when admitting something one might otherwise lie about
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Further reading[edit]
- “truth be told”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.