to tell the truth
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—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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Austrian law did not oblige him to promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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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 7 Jul. 2026.
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