(THERE IS) NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE


Meaning of (THERE IS) NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE in English

( 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

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