Tell the truth and shame the devil

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

Prov. to tell the truth even though you have strong reasons for concealing it. Jill: Have you been using my computer without asking permission? Jane: Uh... no.... Jill: Come on, Jane, tell the truth and shame the devil.

See also: and, devil, shame, tell, truth

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elba	EL-bah	Spanish
Armand	ar-MAWN	French
Ignaas	ikh-NAH:S	Dutch
Roderick	['rɔdərik]
Dragan	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Marshal	MAHR-shəl	English