a grain of truth



a grain of truth

a small amount of truth There's a grain of truth in what she says but it's greatly exaggerated.
See also: grain, of, truth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Bronius-Lithuanian
Amaliaah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German)Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Kyriake-Greek
JagnaYAHG-nahPolish
Symon-Ukrainian (Rare)
JackiJAK-eeEnglish