to tell (you) the truth

I must admit; to be honest; in actuality. To tell you the truth, even though I majored in English literature, I've never read anything by Hemingway! I know I said I wanted to go out to the bars tonight, but to tell the truth, I'd rather just stay home and watch a movie.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Celia	SEEL-yə (English), SEE-lee-ə (English), THE-lyah (Spanish), SE-lyah (Latin American Spanish), CHE-lyah (Italian)	English, Spanish, Italian
Kaitlin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Bonaccorso	-	Italian
Seymour	['si:mɔ:]
Annushka	-	Russian
JÔNatas	-	Portuguese