Meaning of truth be told | Babel Free
Definitions
Used when admitting something one might otherwise lie about, e.g. to keep up appearances or be polite.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Čeština
popravdě řečeno
Français
pour être honnête
Nederlands
eerlijk gezegd
Polski
prawdę mówiąc
Українська
пра́вду ка́жучи
Examples
“I'm not sure if I can do this, truth be told.”
“Actually, truth be told, I just don't like you.”
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.