where there's smoke, there's fire
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— used to say that if people are saying that someone has done something wrong there is usually a good reason for what they are saying
“Do you believe those rumors about the mayor?” “Well, you know what they say, where there's smoke, there's fire.”
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(BrE) (NAmE where there's smoke, there's ˈfire) (saying) if sth bad is being said about sb/sth, it usually has some truth in it
Useful english dictionary.
2012.
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