if truth be told

if truth be told
if truth be known/told/ phrase
used when saying what something is really like or what you really think about a situation

If truth be told, I’ve never really liked David’s wife.

Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing that something is true or exactsynonym
Main entry: truth

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