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if truth be told イディオム

a little bird told me

someone told me, one of your friends told me """How did you know that I play chess?"" ""Oh, a little bird told me."""

little bird told me

(See a little bird told me)

all told

Idiom(s): all told

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totaled up; including all parts.
• All told, he earned about $700 last week.
• All told, he has many fine characteristics.

a little bird told me|bird|little bird|tell

To have learned something from a mysterious, unknown, or secret source. "Who told you that Dean Smith was resigning?" Peter asked. "A little bird told me," Jim answered.

all told|all|tell|told

adv. phr., informal Counting or including everything. Including candy sale profits we have collected $300 all told.

I told you so

I told you so
I warned you in advance, especially of a bad outcome. For example, It's too bad your guests didn't get along with each other, but remember, I told you so.

little bird told one, a

little bird told one, a
A source one cannot or will not identify gave this information, as in How did you learn they were getting a divorce?—Oh, a little bird told me. Versions of this idiom date from ancient times and appear in numerous proverb collections.

told

told
see all told; I told you so; little bird told one, a. also see under tell.

if (the) ˌtruth be ˈknown/ˈtold

acclimated to acquaint somebody the accurate facts about a situation, abnormally back these are not accepted by added people: None of the acceptance absolutely admired the new teacher. In fact, if the accuracy be told, anybody was rather abashed of him.Learn more: if, known, told, truth

if accuracy be told

To be altogether honest, to present all the facts of a case. James Patterson acclimated it in his novel, Roses Are Red (2000): “I am a little scared, accuracy be told.” Learn added fact of the matter; truth to tell.Learn more: if, told, truth

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