English idioms relate to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception

English idioms relate to Truth, Secrecy, & Deception - Truthfulness

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to show / reveal one's true colors
phrase
to behave in a way that reveals who a person truly is as opposed to whom they seem to be
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to put / lay one's cards on the table
phrase
to honestly share one's thoughts, feelings, or plans
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on the level
phrase
truthfully and without any deception
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to cross one's heart
phrase
to swear that one is telling the truth about something or is going to do something as promised
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to make a clean breast of sth
phrase
to make a confession about what one has done wrong or lied about, especially to gain relief
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to come clean
phrase
to finally reveal or admit the truth about something
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to take / blow the lid off sth
phrase
to make known an unpleasant truth about something
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the birds and (the) bees
phrase
a conversation with children about disturbing topics like where babies come from or what is the goal of marriage are being discussed
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on the up and up
phrase
in a way that involves no deception or rule violations
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home truth
noun
an unpleasant, yet truthful information someone reveals or points out about one
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to come out in the wash
phrase
(of a hidden fact) to be eventually revealed or discovered
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