"truth to tell"

sagehen sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM
Fri Aug 4 21:04:17 UTC 2006


>I don't recall having heard "truth to tell" but if it did morph from "to
>tell the truth" it probably got an analogical boost from "truth be told".
>
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I'm sure you're right.  AND I have the same allergy to "truth be told"!
AM

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