a grain of truth

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

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Elsa	['elsə]
Vinay	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil
Gianluca	jahn-LOO-kah	Italian
Alvis	-	Norse Mythology
Agafya	ah-GAH-fyah	Russian
Smalls	[smɔ:lz]