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
Claude	[klɔ:d]
Bronwen	BRAHN-wen	Welsh
Elmer	['elmə]
DagrÚN	-	Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Karin	KAH-rin (Swedish, German, Dutch), KAH-reen (Finnish), KER-ən (English), KAR-ən (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, English
SulisŁAw	suw-LEE-swahf	Polish