| 单词 | home truth |
| 释义 | home truthSEE SYNONYMS FOR home truth ON THESAURUS.COM nounan indisputable fact or basic truth, especially one whose accuracy may cause discomfort or embarrassment. Origin of home truthFirst recorded in 1705–15 Words nearby home truthhome study, homestyle, “Home, Sweet Home”, home teacher, hometown, home truth, home unit, home video, homeward, homeware, Homewood Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for home truth
British Dictionary definitions for home truthhome truth noun(often plural) an unpleasant fact told to a person about himself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with home truthhome truth A key or basic truth, especially one that is discomforting to acknowledge. For example, It's time you told a few home truths here, such as where your campaign finances actually came from. This expression uses home in the sense of “the very heart of a matter.” [c. 1700] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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