grain of truth

A little bit of truth. Often used to refer to a small amount of insight or truth in something otherwise false or nonsensical. The only reason why Dave's joke about my love life bothered me so much is because there was a grain of truth to it.

(a) grain of truth

even the smallest amount of truth. The attorney was unable to find a grain of truth in the defendant's testimony. If there were a grain of truth to your statement, I would trust you.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Adie	['eidi]
Horacio	o-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Garsea	-	Medieval Spanish
Milosh	-	Medieval Slavic
Mitul	-	Indian, Gujarati, Hindi
Yan (2)	-	Chinese