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grain of truth
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Noun
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grain
of
truth
(
plural
grains of truth
)
(
idiomatic
)
A small amount of
insight
or
truth
, often mixed in with
falsehoods
or
nonsense
.
There's not a
grain of truth
in what you just told me.
It may be a tall tale, but there is a
grain of truth
to it as well.