TO TELL THE TRUTH (OR TRUTH TO TELL OR IF TRUTH BE TOLD)
Meaning of TO TELL THE TRUTH (OR TRUTH TO TELL OR IF TRUTH BE TOLD) in English
to tell the truth ( or truth to tell or if truth be told)
to be frank.
→ truth
Concise Oxford English vocab.
Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.
2004